57.9% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Ashmore has remained steady over the last decade, with about 58% of residents completing Year 12. This level of schooling is about the same as the state and national figures. While a fair number of adults hold university degrees, vocational certificates are the most common qualification here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly matches the Queensland and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashmore, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most frequent, held by 26.7% of residents.
21.1% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 Ashmore, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by society and culture and health, which both sit around 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ashmore has a high number of schools within 3km, though the number of schools per child is among the lowest for this level. These schools are generally larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score than similar areas.
0.97
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
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).
828
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashmore
25 schools — 20,705 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 745 | 1,040 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 729 | 1,059 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| St Kevin's School, Benowa | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 427 | 1,072 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| Josiah College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 102 | 1,084 |
| Benowa State School, Benowa | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 894 | 1,089 |
| Emmanuel College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,686 | 1,139 |
| Nerang State School, Nerang | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 244 | 979 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 90 | 935 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Nerang State High School, Nerang | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 998 | 970 |
| William Duncan State School, Highland Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 580 | 975 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 238 | 993 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Nerang | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 338 | 1,036 |
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 598 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30093/ashmore/topic/education