19.6% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aldershot · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aldershot
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 39 percentage points separates Aldershot from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 19.6% of residents finished high school, which is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas. This trend is reflected in the low number of higher qualifications across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most people in Aldershot left school after Year 10, with 57.9% reaching that level. This helps explain why the 19.6% who completed Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aldershot, Year 10 is the majority at 63%; Year 12 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 3.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with nearly half of qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
3.6% ▲ +60.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
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 Aldershot, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 15.7%. Other notable areas of study include Society and Culture at 9.8% and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, though they have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
443
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aldershot
2 schools — 886 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Aldridge State High School, Maryborough | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 581 | 932 |
| St Helens State School, St Helens | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 305 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aldershot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30027/aldershot/topic/education