43.0% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Applethorpe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Applethorpe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 43% of residents in Applethorpe have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This indicates a community where fewer people have completed secondary schooling compared to most of Australia. Most adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with only 43% of people reaching that milestone. About 31% of residents finished school at Year 10, while nearly 15% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Applethorpe, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of residents.
12.2% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Applethorpe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by Engineering at 14.9% and Management and Commerce at 13.3%. Education degrees are also common, accounting for 12.5% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Applethorpe has a high number of schools for its population, with 9.9 per 1,000 children. While most of the six schools within 3km are government primary schools, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
9.90
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
234
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Applethorpe
6 schools — 1,405 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Applethorpe State School, Applethorpe | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 79 | 952 |
| Stanthorpe State High School, Stanthorpe | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 523 | 957 |
| Stanthorpe State School, Stanthorpe | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 275 | 939 |
| St Joseph's School, Stanthorpe | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 492 | 1,017 |
| The Summit State School, The Summit | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 15 | 967 |
| Broadwater State School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 21 | 878 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Applethorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30069/applethorpe/topic/education