42.5% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clifton - Greenmount · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Clifton - Greenmount
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Clifton - Greenmount, where 36.5% of adults hold one. This area has lower school and university completion rates than both the state and national figures, although the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result is much lower than most similar areas, despite a 6.9 percentage point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clifton - Greenmount, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, a figure well below the state average of 21.9%. This is much lower than most other areas, though the rate rose slightly since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Clifton - Greenmount, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.2% and health at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 9 schools, which is among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children for this level. These schools are typically very small, with an average of 73 students and a total of 660 enrolments.
9
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.38
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
660
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
73
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 69% 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 Clifton - Greenmount
9 schools — 660 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1
| Nobby State School, Nobby | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 51 | 930 |
| Greenmount State School, Greenmount | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 23 | 977 |
| Emu Creek State School, East Greenmount | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 42 | 1,015 |
| St Francis De Sales School, Clifton | Catholic | Primary | 9.3 km | 43 | 984 |
| Clifton State School, Clifton | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 86 | 962 |
| Clifton State High School, Clifton | Government | Secondary | 9.9 km | 310 | 965 |
| Back Plains State School, Back Plains | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 28 | 992 |
| Pilton State School, Pilton | Government | Primary | 14.2 km | 32 | 1,051 |
| Ramsay State School, Ramsay | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 45 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clifton - Greenmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031184/clifton-greenmount/topic/education