19.5% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Walterhall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Walterhall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Walterhall have finished high school or university, placing the area among the lowest for education levels compared to similar places. Only 19.5% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is low here, with only 19.5% finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and the most common highest year of school reached is Year 10 at 26.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Walterhall, the largest group is Year 10 at 35%, followed by Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 12 (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in the area hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.4% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Walterhall, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 76%; Certificate I / II is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 12.7%, followed by Society and Culture at 8.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3 km, though the average school size is 177 students, which is lower than most areas. The average school advantage score is also among the lowest for similar areas.
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).
177
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
853
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Walterhall
2 schools — 353 students, average ICSEA 853.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Mount Morgan State High School, Mount Morgan | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 230 | 869 |
| Mount Morgan Central State School, Mount Morgan | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 123 | 822 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Walterhall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32976/walterhall/topic/education