62.1% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 62.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bald Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bald Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Bald Hills, where 21.3% of qualified residents specialise in these areas. This is a community with a growing focus on learning, as the number of people finishing high school and earning degrees has risen steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people have finished high school here than in most similar areas. About 62.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and has risen 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bald Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national rate. This is an improvement from 2011, when only 14.2% of adults had a degree.
21.3% ▲ +50.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Bald Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bald Hills are diverse, with 14.8% of residents studying engineering and related fields, while 12.2% focused on society and culture and 10.8% on health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools with an average size of 954 students, which is among the highest for its level. While there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas, the local school advantage score is much higher than most.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.21
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 64% 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).
1,907
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
954
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 86% 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 Bald Hills
27 schools — 14,404 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 8 · Combined 2
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| St Paul's School, Bald Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,283 | 1,141 |
| Bald Hills State School, Bald Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 624 | 1,042 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 626 | 981 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 304 | 968 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 331 | 1,058 |
| Brighton State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 438 | 1,055 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 902 | 960 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 372 | 976 |
| St Kieran's School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 343 | 1,090 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.5 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 132 | 915 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 446 | 962 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| Bray Park State School, Bray Park | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 480 | 973 |
| Strathpine West State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 419 | 966 |
| Undurba State School, Murrumba Downs | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 919 | 1,012 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 81 | 913 |
| Holy Spirit School, Bray Park | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 484 | 1,031 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| Albany Creek State School, Albany Creek | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 667 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011022/bald-hills/topic/education