50.5% ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Torrington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Torrington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished Year 12 in Torrington than in most similar areas, though only 16.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than the national figure of 26.3%. While the area has a strong base of vocational certificates, overall school completion rates remain well below the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this rate is well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Torrington, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 34%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Vocational training is common here, with 41.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Bachelor degrees are less frequent at 20.7%, which is far below the Australian average.
16.1% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Torrington, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most often studied engineering and related fields (19%), followed by management and commerce at 16.4% and health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are nine schools within 3km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run (66.7%) and primarily focused on primary education.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
367
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Torrington
9 schools — 3,307 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Fairview Heights State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 342 | 931 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 658 | 971 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 438 | 893 |
| Wilsonton State High School, Wilsonton Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 904 | 920 |
| Wellcamp State School, Wellcamp | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 47 | 939 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 183 | 937 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 246 | 998 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Torrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32862/torrington/topic/education