66.7% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Springfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Springfield than in most similar areas. This trend has grown quickly, with the share of residents completing Year 12 rising by 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 66.7%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a strong point here, with 66.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springfield, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the Queensland average and well below the national figure. This number has risen by 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
20.8% ▲ +54.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Springfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Springfield has three schools with large average sizes of 1,019 students, though it has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most areas. Two-thirds of the local schools are independent.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.63
Lower than 64% 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).
3,057
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,019
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Lower than 54% 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 Springfield
19 schools — 18,848 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Hymba Yumba Independent School, Springfield | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 224 | 760 |
| Woodcrest State College, Springfield | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,709 | 971 |
| The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,124 | 1,109 |
| St Augustine's College, Augustine Heights | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,555 | 1,056 |
| Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,124 | 1,025 |
| Bellbird Park State Secondary College, Bellbird Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,795 | 950 |
| Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 960 | 1,005 |
| Augusta State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,023 | 1,036 |
| Bellbird Park State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 361 | 983 |
| St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 784 | 1,125 |
| Camira State School, Camira | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 679 | 983 |
| Springfield Central State High School, Springfield Central | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,998 | 1,030 |
| Redbank Plains State High School, Redbank Plains | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,539 | 933 |
| Spring Mountain State School, Spring Mountain | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 939 | 1,089 |
| Kruger State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 673 | 937 |
| Springfield Central State School, Springfield Central | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,005 | 1,059 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Springfield Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 527 | 1,068 |
| Goodna Special School, Goodna | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 359 | 982 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Goodna | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 470 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041303/springfield/topic/education