53.4% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 53.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boronia Heights - Park Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge hold university degrees compared to the wider region, though school completion rates have jumped 14 percentage points since 2011. This shift towards better schooling is reflected in the local landscape, which features some of the largest schools in the area to support the growing population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 53.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average. Despite this, the proportion of people finishing school has risen significantly from 39.6% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boronia Heights - Park Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.4% of people.
13.3% ▲ +83.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Boronia Heights - Park Ridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.7% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools in the area, and with 4,695 enrolments, these institutions are much larger than most. While the area has more schools than 80% of similar places, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.43
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher 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).
4,695
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
783
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 64% 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 Boronia Heights - Park Ridge
20 schools — 19,914 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 584 | 972 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 600 | 954 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 959 | 968 |
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 565 | 925 |
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 597 | 934 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 636 | 993 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 843 | 989 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 586 | 955 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 890 | 925 |
| Marsden State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 1,411 | 929 |
| Everleigh State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 781 | 997 |
| Greenbank State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 859 | 1,001 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 7.0 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 660 | 970 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boronia Heights - Park Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031311/boronia-heights-park-ridge/topic/education