59.6% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forest Lake - Oxley · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Forest Lake - Oxley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Forest Lake - Oxley than in most similar areas. This is a community where educational attainment is rising, with a significant jump in Year 12 completions over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that rose 11 points since 2011 and sits slightly above the Queensland average. This is a higher rate of completion than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forest Lake - Oxley, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 21.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. This is well below the national average, though the number of degrees rose 6.8 points since 2011.
21.1% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Forest Lake - Oxley splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 18 schools with 11,619 enrolments, but there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. While the average school size is much higher than most areas, the average school advantage score is lower.
18
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.11
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11,619
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
646
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forest Lake - Oxley
18 schools — 11,619 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Forest Lake State High School, Forest Lake | Government | Secondary | — | 1,673 | 969 |
| Australian International Islamic College, Durack | Independent | Combined | — | 1,573 | 971 |
| St John's Anglican College, Forest Lake | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,329 | 1,118 |
| Glenala State High School, Durack | Government | Secondary | — | 1,133 | 908 |
| Grand Avenue State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | — | 917 | 1,033 |
| Forest Lake State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | — | 738 | 1,015 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | — | 642 | 934 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | — | 508 | 1,054 |
| Richlands East State School, Inala | Government | Primary | — | 508 | 910 |
| Serviceton South State School, Inala | Government | Primary | — | 454 | 919 |
| St Mark's School, Inala | Catholic | Primary | — | 448 | 982 |
| Inala State School, Inala | Government | Primary | — | 416 | 906 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | — | 383 | 1,051 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | — | 221 | 980 |
| Western Suburbs State Special School, Inala | Government | Combined | — | 220 | 972 |
| Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre, Wacol | Government | Combined | — | 195 | 832 |
| Carole Park State School, Wacol | Government | Primary | — | 167 | 905 |
| Inala Flexible School, Inala | Catholic | Secondary | — | 94 | 823 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Lake - Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31001/forest-lake-oxley/topic/education