40.6% ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wilsonton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wilsonton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Wilsonton have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 40.6% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland and national figures. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is much lower than across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, at 40.6%. This is lower than most areas, with 29.7% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wilsonton, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.9% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.2% of residents.
9.9% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 Wilsonton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wilsonton has 25 schools within 3 km, among the largest number at this level. These schools are typically larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 453 students.
3.00
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
453
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wilsonton
25 schools — 11,316 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 8 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Wilsonton State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 438 | 893 |
| Wilsonton State High School, Wilsonton Heights | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 904 | 920 |
| Fairview Heights State School, Wilsonton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 342 | 931 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 246 | 998 |
| Rockville State School, Rockville | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 189 | 810 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| Toowoomba West Special School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 140 | 953 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 183 | 937 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 337 | 900 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 658 | 971 |
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| St Ursula's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 401 | 1,043 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| Holy Name Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 148 | 987 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| Toowoomba North State School, Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 237 | 909 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| Harlaxton State School, Harlaxton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 177 | 828 |
| Good Samaritan College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 79 | 950 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 234 | 998 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 446 | 859 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 92 | 1,024 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33087/wilsonton/topic/education