61.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parkwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Parkwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Parkwood, where 61.7% of residents finished Year 12. This reflects a strong educational trend, with school and university qualifications both climbing significantly over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and the rate has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011. Most residents finished Year 12, though 19.2% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parkwood, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose by 7.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 23.3%. This is a little above the Queensland average, though a little below the national figure.
23.3% ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Parkwood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 17 schools within 3 kilometres, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 54% of similar areas.
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).
Schools serving Parkwood
17 schools — 16,432 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 925 | 1,035 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 90 | 935 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 745 | 1,040 |
| Pacific Pines State High School, Pacific Pines | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 2,193 | 1,009 |
| Pacific Pines State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 759 | 1,016 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091265/parkwood/topic/education