54.9% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bentley Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bentley Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Bentley Park hold university degrees than the state or national average. Only 12.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure. Most residents have a trade or vocational qualification instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.9% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bentley Park, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, held by 41.8% of residents. This helps explain why the 12.5% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +53.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Bentley Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed closely by engineering at 17.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bentley Park has seven schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level. Most of these are government-run primary or combined schools.
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
850
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bentley Park
7 schools — 5,948 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3
| Isabella State School, Edmonton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 496 | 899 |
| St Therese's School, Bentley Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 541 | 991 |
| Bentley Park College, Bentley Park | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,771 | 869 |
| Hambledon State School, Edmonton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 378 | 865 |
| White Rock State School, White Rock | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 439 | 837 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter, Mount Peter | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,119 | 987 |
| Trinity Anglican School, White Rock | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,204 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30236/bentley-park/topic/education