63.0% ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Lakes · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in North Lakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 63% of adults in North Lakes have finished Year 12. This reflects a strong trend toward higher schooling, with the rate rising 13 points since 2011. While school completion is high, the proportion of people with university degrees remains lower than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 63% of residents who completed Year 12 is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 50.4% of the community had finished high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Lakes, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of residents.
20.0% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 North Lakes, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Lakes has 17 schools with a total of 17,157 enrolments. While the number of schools is smaller than most similar areas, the average school size is among the highest, with 1,009 students per school.
17
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.81
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17,157
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,009
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 56% 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 North Lakes
17 schools — 17,157 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | — | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs | Government | Secondary | — | 1,682 | 1,001 |
| Mango Hill State School, Mango Hill | Government | Primary | — | 1,561 | 1,065 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | — | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Griffin State School, Griffin | Government | Primary | — | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | — | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| Mango Hill State Secondary College, Mango Hill | Government | Secondary | — | 1,005 | 1,031 |
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | — | 982 | 957 |
| St Benedict's College, Mango Hill | Catholic | Secondary | — | 981 | 1,062 |
| Dakabin State High School, Dakabin | Government | Secondary | — | 980 | 940 |
| Northpine Christian College, Dakabin | Independent | Combined | — | 952 | 1,068 |
| Undurba State School, Murrumba Downs | Government | Primary | — | 919 | 1,012 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Mango Hill | Catholic | Primary | — | 762 | 1,070 |
| Living Faith Lutheran Primary School, Murrumba Downs | Independent | Primary | — | 567 | 1,080 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | — | 529 | 958 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | — | 259 | 942 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | — | 109 | 1,015 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31402/north-lakes/topic/education