52.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Acacia Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Acacia Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Thirty-one schools within 3 kilometres make Acacia Ridge one of the most well-served areas for education at this level. While the local school network is extensive, formal qualifications remain lower than the national average, with only 16.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Acacia Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29% of adults. Overall, the 16.8% of adults with a university degree is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
16.8% ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Acacia Ridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) 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 17.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than in most similar areas, with an average size of 624 students. Government schools make up the majority of the sector at 61.3%.
3.19
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
624
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Acacia Ridge
31 schools — 19,358 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 7 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 180 | 882 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 260 | 710 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 312 | 930 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 124 | 872 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 211 | 972 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 121 | 936 |
| Australian International Islamic College, Durack | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,573 | 971 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| St Stephen's School, Algester | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 516 | 1,077 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 641 | 963 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 642 | 934 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| Glenala State High School, Durack | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,133 | 908 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Western Suburbs State Special School, Inala | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 220 | 972 |
| Inala State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 416 | 906 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 553 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Acacia Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30007/acacia-ridge/topic/education