62.6% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bracken Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bracken Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 11% more people in Bracken Ridge finished Year 12 between 2011 and 2021. This shift has helped the area move well above both the state and national figures for high school completion, with 62.6% of residents now reaching this milestone.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 62.6%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. Other common outcomes include 20.2% of people finishing Year 10 and 7.7% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bracken Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 7.4 points since 2011 to reach 21.5%. While this is about the same as the Queensland average, it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
21.5% ▲ +51.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Bracken Ridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bracken Ridge has 5 schools with 2,939 enrolments, making it larger than about 79% of similar areas. Most students attend government schools (60%) and primary schools (60%), though the average school size is higher than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.41
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 53% 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).
2,939
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
588
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 56% 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 Bracken Ridge
21 schools — 11,177 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 6 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 304 | 968 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 626 | 981 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 331 | 1,058 |
| Bald Hills State School, Bald Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 624 | 1,042 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| St Paul's School, Bald Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,283 | 1,141 |
| Brighton State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 438 | 1,055 |
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 387 | 1,057 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| St Kieran's School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 343 | 1,090 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 446 | 962 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 81 | 913 |
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 344 | 1,122 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bracken Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041041/bracken-ridge/topic/education