54.6% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springwood - Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Springwood - Kingston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Springwood - Kingston have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago. Since 2011, the share of residents completing Year 12 rose by 8 percentage points, while the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher grew by 5.3 percentage points.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average. This is the most common highest level of schooling in the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springwood - Kingston, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17% of the population, which is well below both the state and national figures. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31% of adults.
17.0% ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Springwood - Kingston, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Springwood - Kingston has 24 schools serving 17,938 students, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The average school size is much higher than usual, with 66.7% of schools being government-run.
24
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.41
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17,938
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
747
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 73% 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 Springwood - Kingston
24 schools — 17,938 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek | Government | Secondary | — | 1,814 | 916 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | — | 1,678 | 977 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | — | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | — | 1,088 | 856 |
| Calvary Christian College, Springwood | Independent | Primary | — | 952 | 1,069 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | — | 866 | 901 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | — | 733 | 884 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | — | 718 | 885 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | — | 607 | 1,028 |
| Springwood State High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | — | 577 | 991 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 542 | 1,068 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | — | 512 | 887 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | — | 506 | 889 |
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | — | 496 | 884 |
| Rochedale South State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | — | 478 | 1,028 |
| Springwood Road State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | — | 435 | 1,009 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | — | 398 | 875 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | — | 381 | 963 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | — | 346 | 935 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | — | 346 | 908 |
| Springwood Central State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | — | 252 | 984 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | — | 241 | 940 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | — | 122 | 864 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springwood - Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31106/springwood-kingston/topic/education