50.6% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 50.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Winston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Winston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Winston has shifted since 2011, though it remains below state and national levels. While 50.6% of residents have finished Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%. The area is defined by a strong focus on trade and technical qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Queensland average by 6.5 percentage points.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Winston, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult in Winston is more likely to hold a Certificate III or IV, with 40.8% holding one. Only 17.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the Australian average.
17.2% ▲ +90.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Winston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study here at 24.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Winston has more schools within 3km than 83% of similar areas, though the average school advantage score is among the lowest at this level.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
266
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
872
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Winston
11 schools — 2,923 students, average ICSEA 872.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Kieran's Catholic School, Mount Isa | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 140 | 858 |
| Barkly Highway State School, Soldiers Hill | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 266 | 935 |
| Sunset State School, Sunset | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 257 | 727 |
| Mount Isa Flexible School, Sunset | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 53 | 736 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College, Mount Isa | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 434 | 978 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 175 | 1,009 |
| Mount Isa Central State School, Mount Isa | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 211 | 791 |
| Mount Isa Special School, Pioneer | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 35 | 877 |
| Townview State School, Townview | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 209 | 776 |
| Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct, Parkside | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 926 | 866 |
| Healy State School, Healy | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 217 | 887 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Winston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33098/winston/topic/education