55.2% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.4%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4352, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4352, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in postcode 4352 have finished Year 12, making the area better educated than most similar regions. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, the number of people with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 9.8 points since 2011 to reach 55.2%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4352, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are more common here than in most similar areas, with 19.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 36.9%.
19.7% ▲ +30.9%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
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 4352, QLD, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 17.6%, followed closely by management and commerce at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Government schools make up 85.7% of the sector, and the area is larger than about 87% of similar places for school enrolments. There are 14 schools within 3 kilometres, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.03
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
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).
4,505
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
322
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4352, QLD
14 schools — 4,505 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Wyreema State School, Wyreema | Government | Primary | 24.9 km | 162 | 953 |
| Vale View State School, Vale View | Government | Primary | 28.5 km | 74 | 994 |
| Gowrie State School, Gowrie Junction | Government | Primary | 40.3 km | 210 | 1,013 |
| Toowoomba Christian College, Highfields | Independent | Combined | 44.1 km | 810 | 1,066 |
| Withcott State School, Withcott | Government | Primary | 44.9 km | 245 | 1,027 |
| Meringandan State School, Meringandan West | Government | Primary | 46.6 km | 260 | 1,018 |
| Highfields State School, Highfields | Government | Primary | 46.8 km | 653 | 1,037 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Highfields | Catholic | Combined | 47.0 km | 1,047 | 1,046 |
| Highfields State Secondary College, Highfields | Government | Secondary | 47.9 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Karara State School, Karara | Government | Primary | 48.0 km | 12 | — |
| Murphy's Creek State School, Murphys Creek | Government | Primary | 53.8 km | 17 | 918 |
| Geham State School, Geham | Government | Primary | 54.1 km | 163 | 1,012 |
| Kulpi State School, Kulpi | Government | Primary | 65.9 km | 35 | 943 |
| Pozieres State School, Pozieres | Government | Primary | 86.6 km | 22 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4352, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4352/4352-qld/topic/education