49.3% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Slacks Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Slacks Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Slacks Creek, held by 36.6% of the population. While more people have finished high school than a decade ago, the area still sees far fewer university degrees and school completions than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure of 58.8%. However, the share of people finishing school rose 8.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Slacks Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Queensland average of 21.9%. This rate has increased slightly by 2.9 points over the last ten years.
10.7% ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Slacks Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Slacks Creek has two government schools with an average size of 1,266 students, which is among the highest for similar areas. There are 0.90 schools per 1,000 children, a rate much lower than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.90
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 76% 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).
2,532
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,266
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 90% 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 Slacks Creek
35 schools — 24,727 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 9 · Combined 6
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,814 | 916 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 607 | 1,028 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 241 | 940 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 718 | 885 |
| Springwood Central State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 252 | 984 |
| Calvary Christian College, Springwood | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 952 | 1,069 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 506 | 889 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 346 | 908 |
| Springwood State High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 577 | 991 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 346 | 935 |
| Ohana College, Meadowbrook | Independent | Secondary | 3.1 km | 237 | 964 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 733 | 884 |
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 496 | 884 |
| Springwood Road State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 435 | 1,009 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 512 | 887 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 381 | 963 |
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 928 | 930 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 866 | 901 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 122 | 864 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 398 | 875 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha | Independent | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,712 | 1,057 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 447 | 994 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 958 | 998 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Rochedale | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 508 | 1,080 |
| Rochedale South State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Kuraby State School, Kuraby | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 359 | 998 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Eight Mile Plains State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 324 | 1,023 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 88 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Slacks Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061333/slacks-creek/topic/education