49.3% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redcliffe · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Redcliffe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national average for school and degree completion, Redcliffe is working to close its education gap. Only 49.3% of residents have finished Year 12, though this figure has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly a quarter of residents finished Year 10, while 10.1% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redcliffe, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.3% of the population, which is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 34.3% of the total.
16.3% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Redcliffe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%. Society and culture (12.7%) and health (11.3%) are also common areas of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Redcliffe has 15 schools, but there are much lower numbers of schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas. These schools tend to be much larger than average, with typical enrolments of 740 students.
15
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.53
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11,097
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
740
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 55% 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 Redcliffe
15 schools — 11,097 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Mueller College, Rothwell | Independent | Combined | — | 1,867 | 1,078 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Independent | Secondary | — | 1,567 | 1,080 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | — | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | — | 877 | 948 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | — | 776 | 1,015 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | — | 636 | 951 |
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | — | 565 | 974 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | — | 479 | 1,090 |
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | — | 425 | 969 |
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | — | 286 | 1,026 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | — | 274 | 899 |
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | — | 129 | 985 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | — | 89 | 957 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | — | 30 | 883 |
Sources
More for Redcliffe
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31305/redcliffe/topic/education