57.7% —
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ormeau (West) - Yatala · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Ormeau (West) - Yatala
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of qualified adults in Ormeau (West) - Yatala hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. While school completion rates sit around the state average, the area has far fewer university graduates than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 57.7%, which is about the same as the Queensland average. This is slightly lower than the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ormeau (West) - Yatala, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.8%, which is well below the 21.9% seen in Queensland and the 26.3% across Australia.
16.8% —
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Ormeau (West) - Yatala, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 17.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has only two schools, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas, and this results in one of the lowest numbers of schools per 1,000 children. However, the typical school size is 804 students, which is much higher than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.72
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 51% 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).
1,607
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
804
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 57% 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 Ormeau (West) - Yatala
19 schools — 14,940 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Rivermount College, Yatala | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 982 | 1,046 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 625 | 1,005 |
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,202 | 972 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 851 | 987 |
| Ormeau Woods State High School, Ormeau | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,404 | 996 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 381 | 973 |
| Toogoolawa School, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 116 | 955 |
| Livingstone Christian College, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,222 | 1,043 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Ormeau | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 213 | 1,031 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 433 | 931 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 6.9 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Ormeau State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 897 | 998 |
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 250 | 966 |
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 471 | 901 |
| Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School, Pimpama | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 794 | 1,056 |
| Pimpama State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 792 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ormeau (West) - Yatala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071553/ormeau-yatala/topic/education