56.3% —
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scarborough - Newport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Scarborough - Newport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 3,000 students attend the local schools in Scarborough - Newport, which is more than 76% of similar areas. Education levels here generally track with state trends, though the typical resident is slightly less likely to have finished high school than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56.3% of adults finished Year 12, which is roughly the same as the Queensland figure and a little below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scarborough - Newport, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state figure, though it is well below the national average.
22.2% —
Higher than 53% 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 Scarborough - Newport, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are only 3 schools in the area—which is smaller than about 55% of similar places—they are much larger than average, with a typical size of 905 students.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.31
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
2,715
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
905
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,032
Higher than 57% 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 Scarborough - Newport
10 schools — 8,622 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 5 · Primary 3 · Combined 2
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 286 | 1,026 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 636 | 951 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 89 | 957 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 274 | 899 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 30 | 883 |
| Mueller College, Rothwell | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,867 | 1,078 |
| Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,567 | 1,080 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scarborough - Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051575/scarborough-newport/topic/education