65.9% ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Algester · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Algester
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 66% of Algester residents have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 65.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Algester, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.6% of the population, a rate that is well above the Queensland average and about the same as the national figure.
25.6% ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Algester splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Algester has 20 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 89% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
783
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Algester
20 schools — 15,659 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| St Stephen's School, Algester | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 516 | 1,077 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 252 | 992 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 124 | 872 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 180 | 882 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 260 | 710 |
| Stretton State College, Stretton | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,578 | 1,068 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 312 | 930 |
| Pallara State School, Pallara | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 1,337 | 1,062 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 121 | 936 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30032/algester/topic/education