35.3% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toogoolawah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toogoolawah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of qualified adults in Toogoolawah hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. While the town has a high number of schools for its size, overall school completion and university degrees are far below national and state levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with over a fifth of the population leaving school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Toogoolawah splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (37%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 10.0%, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is lower than most similar areas, though 13.7% of residents hold a bachelor degree as their highest qualification.
10.0% ▲ +24.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Toogoolawah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Toogoolawah most commonly studied engineering and related fields (15.5%), followed by education at 12.1% and management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12.2 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. The two local schools are both government-run, with an average size of 262 students.
12.20
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
262
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toogoolawah
2 schools — 524 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Toogoolawah State School, Toogoolawah | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 221 | 965 |
| Toogoolawah State High School, Toogoolawah | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 303 | 948 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toogoolawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32844/toogoolawah/topic/education