57.6% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Regents Park - Heritage Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Regents Park - Heritage Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 12 percentage points separates the rate of university degrees in Regents Park - Heritage Park from the national figure. While more people are finishing school and getting degrees than a decade ago, the area still trails behind most of the country in higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 57.6%. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Regents Park - Heritage Park, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications are trade-based, with 40.6% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 14.1% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average and far below the national figure.
14.1% ▲ +76.9%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Regents Park - Heritage Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.8% and society and culture at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three primary schools with an average size of 757 students, which is much higher than most areas. However, there are only 0.82 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much lower than most similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.82
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
2,271
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
757
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 65% 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 Regents Park - Heritage Park
15 schools — 12,346 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 959 | 968 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 597 | 934 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 600 | 954 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 586 | 955 |
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 584 | 972 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 565 | 925 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 843 | 989 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 890 | 925 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 636 | 993 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 244 | 1,082 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Regents Park - Heritage Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031319/regents-park-heritage-park/topic/education