42.4% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stanthorpe Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Stanthorpe Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Stanthorpe Surrounds have finished high school and earned degrees than in 2011. While 42.4% of people here completed Year 12, this is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area generally has lower levels of formal education compared to most other similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.4% of people finished Year 12, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result has improved slightly, rising 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stanthorpe Surrounds, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.4% of residents.
13.4% ▲ +30.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Stanthorpe Surrounds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 13.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 primary government schools, which is among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children for a similar area. However, these schools are typically very small, with an average of 35 students.
11
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
10.41
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
387
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
35
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 77% 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 Stanthorpe Surrounds
16 schools — 1,704 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Greenlands State School, Greenlands | Government | Primary | 13.4 km | 66 | 1,005 |
| Ballandean State School, Ballandean | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 60 | 992 |
| Glen Aplin State School, Glen Aplin | Government | Primary | 15.6 km | 31 | 901 |
| Amiens State School, Amiens | Government | Primary | 17.7 km | 20 | 940 |
| Broadwater State School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 21 | 878 |
| Severnlea State School, Severnlea | Government | Primary | 19.3 km | 29 | 962 |
| Stanthorpe State High School, Stanthorpe | Government | Secondary | 23.2 km | 523 | 957 |
| Stanthorpe State School, Stanthorpe | Government | Primary | 23.2 km | 275 | 939 |
| St Joseph's School, Stanthorpe | Catholic | Combined | 23.5 km | 492 | 1,017 |
| Applethorpe State School, Applethorpe | Government | Primary | 26.8 km | 79 | 952 |
| Pozieres State School, Pozieres | Government | Primary | 28.1 km | 22 | 1,003 |
| The Summit State School, The Summit | Government | Primary | 28.8 km | 15 | 967 |
| Wallangarra State School, Wallangarra | Government | Primary | 30.0 km | 23 | 912 |
| Thulimbah State School, Thulimbah | Government | Primary | 30.4 km | 21 | 904 |
| Jennings Public School, Jennings | Government | Primary | 30.9 km | 10 | 795 |
| Dalveen State School, Dalveen | Government | Primary | 36.6 km | 17 | 907 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stanthorpe Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031188/stanthorpe-surrounds/topic/education