51.6% ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Withcott · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Withcott
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Withcott have finished high school or university compared to the state and national figures. Only 51.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the Australian average of 58.8%. This gap continues into higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Roughly 31.3% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Withcott, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.8% of residents.
16.3% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Withcott, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most likely to have studied Engineering and related fields (18.4%) or Management and commerce (18.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Withcott has a very high school advantage score and some of the largest schools for its type, though it has fewer schools per child than most areas. There are 11 schools within 3km, split almost evenly between government and independent providers.
2.02
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
716
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Withcott
11 schools — 7,872 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Withcott State School, Withcott | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 245 | 1,027 |
| Fairholme College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 849 | 1,110 |
| Toowoomba Anglican School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 682 | 1,132 |
| Mater Dei Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 433 | 1,116 |
| Toowoomba State High School, Mount Lofty | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 775 | 934 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
| Toowoomba East State School, East Toowoomba | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 867 | 1,067 |
| Downlands College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,187 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 5.8 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| Maridahdi Kindergarten and Primary School, Toowoomba | Independent | Primary | 6.1 km | 53 | 1,038 |
| Rangeville State School, Rangeville | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 723 | 1,039 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33103/withcott/topic/education