57.7% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Petrie · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Petrie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 20% of Petrie's qualified adults studied management and commerce, reflecting a diverse range of skills. The area has seen a strong push toward higher learning, with the share of people finishing Year 12 climbing by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the Queensland figure and just slightly below the national rate. This is a notable increase from 45.8% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Petrie, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little below the state average and well below the national figure. This represents a small rise of 4.1 percentage points since 2016.
20.2% —
Lower than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Petrie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Petrie has a high number of school enrolments at 33,925, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level. Government schools make up 58.1% of the sector.
1.17
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
43
Lower than 86% 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).
33,925
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
789
Higher than 94% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,022
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Petrie
43 schools — 33,925 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 25 · Independent 10 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 18 · Combined 5
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| Mango Hill State School, Mango Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,561 | 1,065 |
| Griffin State School, Griffin | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 762 | 1,070 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 425 | 969 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 259 | 942 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 479 | 1,090 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 877 | 948 |
| Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,567 | 1,080 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 274 | 899 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 636 | 951 |
| Mueller College, Rothwell | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,867 | 1,078 |
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 129 | 985 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 626 | 981 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 565 | 974 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 6.4 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Deception Bay State High School, Deception Bay | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 1,374 | 923 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 6.7 km | 30 | 883 |
| Moreton Downs State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 586 | 945 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 7.2 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 89 | 957 |
| Kairos Community College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 7.4 km | 125 | 965 |
| Deception Bay State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 292 | 882 |
| Deception Bay Flexible School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Secondary | 7.5 km | 122 | 863 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 304 | 968 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| St Paul's School, Bald Hills | Independent | Combined | 7.9 km | 1,283 | 1,141 |
| Bald Hills State School, Bald Hills | Government | Primary | 8.2 km | 624 | 1,042 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | 8.4 km | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | 8.4 km | 286 | 1,026 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Primary | 8.9 km | 361 | 989 |
| Deception Bay North State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 362 | 887 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 10.2 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Arethusa College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 10.6 km | 1,733 | 938 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 11.4 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 11.4 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 12.0 km | 849 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED326/petrie/topic/education