73.2% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parkinson - Drewvale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Parkinson - Drewvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Parkinson - Drewvale finished high school than in most other areas, with 73.2% completing Year 12. This is a high-achieving community where university degrees are common and schooling levels have risen significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far above both the state and national figures, having risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 73.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parkinson - Drewvale, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 30.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure and reflects a 10 point increase since 2011.
30.8% ▲ +51.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
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 Parkinson - Drewvale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 15 schools within 3 km, which is fewer than about 60% of similar areas.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
Schools serving Parkinson - Drewvale
15 schools — 15,642 students, average ICSEA 1,007.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 252 | 992 |
| Stretton State College, Stretton | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 3,578 | 1,068 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 586 | 955 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 597 | 934 |
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| St Stephen's School, Algester | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 516 | 1,077 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 959 | 968 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 600 | 954 |
| Pallara State School, Pallara | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 1,337 | 1,062 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 398 | 875 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,088 | 856 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkinson - Drewvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303051075/parkinson-drewvale/topic/education