65.2% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sheldon - Mount Cotton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Sheldon - Mount Cotton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Sheldon - Mount Cotton finished high school than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over the last decade, with the share of residents completing Year 12 rising by 9.4 percentage points since 2011. Today, about 65% of the population has finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are well above the national figure and the Queensland average, sitting at 65.2%. Roughly 20% of residents finished Year 10, while about 7% stopped at Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sheldon - Mount Cotton, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national figure. Most of the qualified workforce holds a Certificate III or IV (35.7%) or a diploma (19.6%).
21.9% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 19.4%, closely followed by engineering and related fields at 19.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score much higher than most areas, though there are only two schools in the area. Enrolments total 2,086 students, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.03
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
2,086
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,043
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,102
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sheldon - Mount Cotton
17 schools — 14,078 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Mount Cotton State School, Mount Cotton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 605 | 1,047 |
| Sheldon College, Sheldon | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,481 | 1,124 |
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 809 | 1,008 |
| St Luke's Catholic Parish School, Capalaba | Catholic | Primary | 6.6 km | 359 | 1,057 |
| Carmel College, Thornlands | Catholic | Secondary | 6.7 km | 1,220 | 1,045 |
| Coolnwynpin State School, Capalaba | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 328 | 988 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 447 | 994 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 958 | 998 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia | Catholic | Secondary | 7.0 km | 932 | 1,043 |
| Victoria Point State High School, Victoria Point | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,111 | 965 |
| Hilliard State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 560 | 1,015 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 7.4 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 241 | 940 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 7.6 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| Capalaba State College, Capalaba | Government | Combined | 8.1 km | 1,022 | 982 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sheldon - Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/topic/education