41.3% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bethania · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bethania
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bethania have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 41.3% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is also much lower than average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.3% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. About a quarter of the population stopped after Year 10, while 13.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bethania, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.5% of people.
9.5% ▲ +25.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 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 Bethania, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%. Society and culture is another common area of study at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bethania has a small number of schools for its child population, though the average school size is among the highest for similar areas. Most local students attend government schools (61.5%), and primary schools make up over half of the options.
1.06
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
905
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bethania
13 schools — 11,759 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 353 | 1,043 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 532 | 955 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 928 | 930 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 755 | 918 |
| Canterbury College, Waterford | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,502 | 1,076 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 776 | 968 |
| Loganholme State School, Loganholme | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 507 | 967 |
| Ohana College, Meadowbrook | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 237 | 964 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 958 | 998 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 447 | 994 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 346 | 908 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bethania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30242/bethania/topic/education