52.1% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenbank - North Maclean · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Greenbank - North Maclean
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults have university degrees in Greenbank - North Maclean than the national figure, with only 13.2% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This gap extends to schooling, where only 52.1% of residents completed Year 12. These figures place the area well below both the Queensland and Australian averages for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 52.1%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents left school after Year 10, while 10% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenbank - North Maclean, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 13.2%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 43.4% of the total.
13.2% —
Lower than 76% 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 Greenbank - North Maclean, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in engineering and related fields at 19.6%, followed by management and commerce at 17.1%. Other frequent fields include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools serving the area, with a total of 1,644 enrolments. The typical school here is larger than in most similar areas, and two-thirds of the schools are government-run primary schools.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.95
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
1,644
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
548
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Lower than 58% 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 Greenbank - North Maclean
17 schools — 15,862 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Everleigh State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 781 | 997 |
| Greenbank State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 859 | 1,001 |
| Australian Technology and Agricultural College, North Maclean | Independent | Secondary | 5.7 km | 4 | 936 |
| Flagstone State School, Flagstone | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 906 | 950 |
| Flagstone State Community College, Flagstone | Government | Secondary | 8.0 km | 861 | 954 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Springfield Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 8.1 km | 527 | 1,068 |
| Springfield Central State School, Springfield Central | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 1,005 | 1,059 |
| Springfield Central State High School, Springfield Central | Government | Secondary | 8.5 km | 1,998 | 1,030 |
| St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 784 | 1,125 |
| Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield Lakes | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 1,124 | 1,025 |
| Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 9.4 km | 960 | 1,005 |
| Hills International College, Jimboomba | Independent | Combined | 9.6 km | 768 | 1,036 |
| The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield | Independent | Secondary | 10.2 km | 1,124 | 1,109 |
| Hymba Yumba Independent School, Springfield | Independent | Combined | 10.6 km | 224 | 760 |
| Woodcrest State College, Springfield | Government | Combined | 10.7 km | 1,709 | 971 |
| Jimboomba State School, Jimboomba | Government | Primary | 11.4 km | 727 | 965 |
| Emmaus College, Jimboomba | Catholic | Combined | 12.2 km | 1,501 | 1,022 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenbank - North Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311041569/greenbank-north-maclean/topic/education