51.2% —
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kallangur · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Kallangur
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer adults in Kallangur have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 11.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This creates a local profile where vocational training is much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the national figure, with only 51.2% of residents finishing their final year of school. This is 7.7 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kallangur, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, as only 11.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42% of residents.
11.6% —
Lower than 83% 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 Kallangur, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and society and culture, both around 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kallangur has three primary schools with an average size of 540 students, which is higher than most areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than in similar areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.68
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher 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).
1,620
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
540
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 76% 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 Kallangur
26 schools — 21,315 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 982 | 957 |
| Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,682 | 1,001 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 529 | 958 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | 1.6 km | 109 | 1,015 |
| Undurba State School, Murrumba Downs | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 919 | 1,012 |
| Living Faith Lutheran Primary School, Murrumba Downs | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 567 | 1,080 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 259 | 942 |
| Mt Maria College - Petrie, Petrie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 403 | 1,015 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Petrie | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 246 | 1,037 |
| Dakabin State High School, Dakabin | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 980 | 940 |
| Kurwongbah State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 620 | 992 |
| Griffin State School, Griffin | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 981 | 1,062 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| Petrie State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 492 | 973 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Northpine Christian College, Dakabin | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 952 | 1,068 |
| Mango Hill State School, Mango Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,561 | 1,065 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 132 | 915 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 762 | 1,070 |
| Lawnton State School, Lawnton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 643 | 967 |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 372 | 976 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 902 | 960 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kallangur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021577/kallangur/topic/education