55.3% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bray Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bray Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Bray Park have finished high school than in most similar areas, though overall university degrees are far less common. Only 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure. This suggests a local workforce that relies more on practical trade and vocational training than university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.3% of residents finished Year 12, a result that is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Queensland average and well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bray Park, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are very common here, with 41.1% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the Australian average.
13.8% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Bray Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bray Park has larger schools than most similar areas, with an average size of 689 students. While there are 14 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
1.87
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
689
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bray Park
14 schools — 9,652 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Holy Spirit School, Bray Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.2 km | 484 | 1,031 |
| Bray Park State School, Bray Park | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 480 | 973 |
| Bray Park State High School, Bray Park | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 1,830 | 991 |
| Strathpine West State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 419 | 966 |
| Lawnton State School, Lawnton | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 643 | 967 |
| Genesis Christian College, Bray Park | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,618 | 1,099 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 902 | 960 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 132 | 915 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 372 | 976 |
| Petrie State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 492 | 973 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Petrie | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 1,037 |
| Mt Maria College - Petrie, Petrie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 403 | 1,015 |
| St Paul's School, Bald Hills | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,283 | 1,141 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bray Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30363/bray-park/topic/education