43.0% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.7%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Ashwell compared to the rest of the country. Only 43% of residents completed Year 12, and just 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, leaving the area well below both state and national figures for education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the Queensland and Australian figures, sitting at 43%. About 31.6% of residents finished Year 10, while 15.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashwell, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Instead, nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
9.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Ashwell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 20.8%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture at 14.6% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, more than most similar areas, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas. Most of these schools are government primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower 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 Ashwell
4 schools — 1,080 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Ashwell State School, Ashwell | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 65 | 929 |
| Rosewood State High School, Rosewood | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 485 | 920 |
| Rosewood State School, Rosewood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 316 | 908 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Rosewood | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 214 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30094/ashwell/topic/education