57.2% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deagon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Deagon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a quarter of Deagon residents hold a bachelor degree, making it an area where higher education is quite common. While university qualifications have risen since 2011, the typical level of schooling here remains roughly in line with the Queensland average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have climbed 14 points since 2011 to reach 57.2%. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deagon, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.8% of residents.
22.0% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
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 Deagon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Deagon has one government secondary school. While the typical school size is among the highest for its level, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.62
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower 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).
993
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
993
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Lower than 53% 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 Deagon
18 schools — 11,043 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 8
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 387 | 1,057 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 304 | 968 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 344 | 1,122 |
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 331 | 1,058 |
| St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,410 | 1,092 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 626 | 981 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 446 | 962 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| St Kieran's School, Brighton | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 343 | 1,090 |
| Brighton State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 438 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deagon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041043/deagon/topic/education