65.8% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shailer Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Shailer Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Shailer Park than in most similar areas. This is a growing trend, with 65.8% of residents completing Year 12. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, there has been a steady rise in higher qualifications over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong 65.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above both the Queensland and national figures. This result has improved significantly since 2011, when the rate was 57.0%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shailer Park, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose to 22.9% in 2021. While this is about the same as the state average, it remains well below the national figure.
22.9% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 Shailer Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce, at 20.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Shailer Park has three government schools with an average size of 691 students, which is much higher than most areas. However, there are only 1.26 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much lower than in most similar places.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.26
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% 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).
2,072
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
691
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower than 53% 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 Shailer Park
13 schools — 10,477 students, average ICSEA 1,032.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 447 | 994 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 958 | 998 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 241 | 940 |
| Ohana College, Meadowbrook | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 237 | 964 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 932 | 1,043 |
| Loganholme State School, Loganholme | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 507 | 967 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 928 | 930 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 607 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shailer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051327/shailer-park/topic/education