49.5% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 52.2%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thuringowa · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Thuringowa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Thuringowa held a bachelor degree or higher in 2021 compared to 2011, with that figure falling by 5.1 percentage points. This shift contributes to a landscape where only 12.6% of adults hold a university degree, a figure far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population, 49.5%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thuringowa, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most similar areas. Instead, the most common highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.5% of residents.
12.6% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Thuringowa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 16.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in Thuringowa are much larger than in most similar areas, with an average size of 768 students. Most of the 9,211 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 75% of the sector.
1.09
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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).
9,211
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
768
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thuringowa
12 schools — 9,211 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Kelso State School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 303 | 828 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School, Rasmussen | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 276 | 928 |
| Rasmussen State School, Rasmussen | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 336 | 784 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 659 | 842 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 9.8 km | 237 | 688 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 10.4 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 11.2 km | 747 | 838 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 876 | 956 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 11.8 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 698 | 927 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 423 | 838 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 15.0 km | 715 | 862 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thuringowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30084/thuringowa/topic/education