59.2% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4215, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4215, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A rise in school completions to 59.2% marks a strong trend in postcode 4215, where more people are finishing Year 12 than in most similar areas. This shift toward higher education is also seen in university qualifications, which have grown steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose by 9.6 percentage points since 2011, reaching 59.2%. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and roughly the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4215, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 23.1% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.1% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →4215, QLD splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.0% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 4215 has 13 schools within 3 km, serving 10,583 students in schools that are among the largest and most advantaged in the region.
1.99
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 88% of postcode 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).
10,583
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
814
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4215, QLD
13 schools — 10,583 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 4 · Combined 3
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 0.7 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 90 | 935 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 238 | 993 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 670 | 997 |
Sources
More for 4215, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4215, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4215/4215-qld/topic/education