44.4% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 38.8%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jacobs Well - Alberton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Jacobs Well - Alberton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have completed high school or university in Jacobs Well - Alberton compared to most similar areas. While the typical person here is less likely to hold a degree than the state average, the number of residents finishing Year 12 has risen by 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 30.8% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jacobs Well - Alberton, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, a figure far below the 21.9% in Queensland and 26.3% nationally. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 46% of the total.
11.5% ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Jacobs Well - Alberton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of qualification for residents include engineering and related studies at 20.7%, followed by management and commerce at 17.2% and architecture and building at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one small government primary school with 237 enrolments. This is among the smallest number of enrolments for an area at this level, and the school's advantage score is lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.22
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
237
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
237
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 71% 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 Jacobs Well - Alberton
17 schools — 12,877 students, average ICSEA 993.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Woongoolba State School, Woongoolba | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 237 | 973 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Ormeau | Catholic | Primary | 7.2 km | 213 | 1,031 |
| Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School, Pimpama | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 794 | 1,056 |
| Ormeau Woods State High School, Ormeau | Government | Secondary | 7.5 km | 1,404 | 996 |
| Ormeau State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 897 | 998 |
| Livingstone Christian College, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 8.4 km | 1,222 | 1,043 |
| Gainsborough State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 849 | 1,003 |
| Toogoolawa School, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 9.0 km | 116 | 955 |
| St Joseph's College, Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 9.1 km | 1,299 | 1,039 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 625 | 1,005 |
| Pimpama State Primary College, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 9.4 km | 747 | 972 |
| Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre, Carbrook | Independent | Secondary | 12.1 km | 40 | 958 |
| Kimberley College, Carbrook | Independent | Combined | 12.5 km | 745 | 1,058 |
| Carbrook State School, Carbrook | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 333 | 1,008 |
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 13.1 km | 471 | 901 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 13.5 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| Eagleby State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 13.5 km | 527 | 921 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jacobs Well - Alberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071254/jacobs-well-alberton/topic/education