56.0% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Strathpine · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Strathpine
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Strathpine have finished high school and earned degrees than a decade ago. Since 2011, the proportion of people who completed Year 12 rose by 8.8 percentage points to 56.0%. While qualifications are improving, the area still has far fewer university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 56% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. This represents a steady increase from 47.2% in 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Strathpine, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.7%, which is far below the national figure. Most people who have a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV.
15.7% ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Strathpine, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Strathpine has 14 schools with total enrolments of 8,989 students. These schools are much larger than those in most similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
14
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.77
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,989
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
642
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,006
Lower 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 Strathpine
14 schools — 8,989 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Bray Park State High School, Bray Park | Government | Secondary | — | 1,830 | 991 |
| Genesis Christian College, Bray Park | Independent | Combined | — | 1,618 | 1,099 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | — | 902 | 960 |
| Lawnton State School, Lawnton | Government | Primary | — | 643 | 967 |
| Kurwongbah State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | — | 620 | 992 |
| Petrie State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | — | 492 | 973 |
| Holy Spirit School, Bray Park | Catholic | Primary | — | 484 | 1,031 |
| Bray Park State School, Bray Park | Government | Primary | — | 480 | 973 |
| Strathpine West State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | — | 419 | 966 |
| Mt Maria College - Petrie, Petrie | Catholic | Secondary | — | 403 | 1,015 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | — | 372 | 976 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | — | 348 | 1,009 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Petrie | Catholic | Primary | — | 246 | 1,037 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | — | 132 | 915 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Strathpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31403/strathpine/topic/education