53.8% ▲ +21.5%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 48.7%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forde · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Forde
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Learning and training shape the daily lives of many in Forde, where nearly 15% of adults hold a university degree. While university qualifications are far below the national figure, more people have finished high school than a decade ago. This shift reflects a growing trend toward higher achievement across the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. However, this is a significant improvement from 2011, when only 44.3% of people had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forde, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with 14.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Trade qualifications are much more typical, with 37.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.5% —
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Forde, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce, which account for 18.6% of degrees. Engineering and related fields follow at 14.8%, with society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forde has some of the largest schools in the region, with 37,734 total enrolments and a typical school size of 858 students. Most children attend government schools (65.9%), though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas.
1.04
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
44
Lower than 83% of federal 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).
37,734
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
858
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forde
44 schools — 37,734 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 29 · Independent 10 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 10 · Secondary 10
| Rivermount College, Yatala | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 982 | 1,046 |
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,202 | 972 |
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 250 | 966 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 851 | 987 |
| Canterbury College, Waterford | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 1,502 | 1,076 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 7.7 km | 381 | 973 |
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 660 | 970 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 433 | 931 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 776 | 968 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 8.7 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 8.7 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 8.8 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 532 | 955 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 9.1 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 9.2 km | 353 | 1,043 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 625 | 1,005 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 9.8 km | 755 | 918 |
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 471 | 901 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 636 | 993 |
| Loganholme State School, Loganholme | Government | Primary | 10.5 km | 507 | 967 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 10.9 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Eagleby State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 527 | 921 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 11.5 km | 928 | 930 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 12.7 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 13.1 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 13.2 km | 958 | 998 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia | Catholic | Secondary | 13.3 km | 932 | 1,043 |
| Pimpama State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 792 | 993 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 447 | 994 |
| Australian Technology and Agricultural College, North Maclean | Independent | Secondary | 13.4 km | 4 | 936 |
| Kimberley College, Carbrook | Independent | Combined | 13.6 km | 745 | 1,058 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 13.7 km | 584 | 972 |
| Carbrook State School, Carbrook | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 333 | 1,008 |
| Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre, Carbrook | Independent | Secondary | 14.1 km | 40 | 958 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 14.2 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 14.6 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 16.6 km | 565 | 925 |
| Coomera Springs State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 16.7 km | 654 | 999 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 17.5 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
| Coomera Anglican College, Upper Coomera | Independent | Combined | 17.7 km | 1,595 | 1,084 |
| Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera | Government | Combined | 17.8 km | 1,682 | 964 |
| Highland Reserve State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 899 | 1,026 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 18.6 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED312/forde/topic/education