48.2% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clontarf · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Clontarf
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Clontarf have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While schooling levels are lower than in most similar areas, the proportion of people finishing high school rose by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. About 26.5% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clontarf, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with 14.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though the number of degrees rose 4.8 percentage points since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Clontarf, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 15.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clontarf has three schools with a total of 1,781 enrolments, which is larger than about 58% of similar areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run and primary schools.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.22
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
1,781
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
594
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Lower than 62% 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 Clontarf
14 schools — 10,163 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 425 | 969 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 877 | 948 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | 1.0 km | 479 | 1,090 |
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 129 | 985 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 274 | 899 |
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 565 | 974 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 636 | 951 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 30 | 883 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 89 | 957 |
| Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,567 | 1,080 |
| Mueller College, Rothwell | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,867 | 1,078 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 776 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clontarf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051377/clontarf/topic/education