62.6% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Top Camp · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Top Camp
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 62% of Top Camp residents have finished Year 12, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. This trend toward higher achievement is reflected in the local workforce, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas, sitting at 62.6% compared to 57.1% for Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Top Camp, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.9% of residents.
24.3% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.3%
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 Top Camp, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Top Camp are most often in management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering at 12.9% and education at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar places. These schools are generally larger than most, with an average size of 544 students.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
544
Higher than 77% 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 Top Camp
4 schools — 2,177 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 607 | 944 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 165 | 929 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Top Camp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32856/top-camp/topic/education