48.2% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toowoomba City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toowoomba City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification levels than most similar areas define Toowoomba City, though school completion remains low. While nearly one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, only 48.2% of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland and Australian figures, with 48.2% of people finishing high school. About 16.8% of residents left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toowoomba City, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 19.7% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas. This is slightly lower than the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
19.7% ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Toowoomba City splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 13.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.3% and health at 9.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Toowoomba City has a very high number of schools, with 34 within 3km and 9.8 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas and have a higher average advantage score.
9.80
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
34
Higher than 89% 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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Toowoomba City
34 schools — 19,105 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 13 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Toowoomba North State School, Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 237 | 909 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 92 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 148 | 987 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 295 | 986 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 337 | 900 |
| Toowoomba East State School, East Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 867 | 1,067 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 140 | 953 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 234 | 998 |
| Toowoomba State High School, Mount Lofty | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 775 | 934 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 433 | 1,116 |
| Harlaxton State School, Harlaxton | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 177 | 828 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 446 | 859 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 319 | 1,032 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 682 | 1,132 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 183 | 937 |
| Fairholme College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 849 | 1,110 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 246 | 998 |
| Good Samaritan College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 79 | 950 |
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 438 | 893 |
| Rockville State School, Rockville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 189 | 810 |
| Wilsonton State High School, Wilsonton Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 904 | 920 |
| Rangeville State School, Rangeville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 723 | 1,039 |
| Maridahdi Kindergarten and Primary School, Toowoomba | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 53 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toowoomba City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32855/toowoomba-city/topic/education