55.8% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brendale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brendale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Brendale, held by 37.1% of adults. While many residents have a high school education, the area has a much lower share of university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brendale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the Queensland average and far below the national rate of 26.3%.
14.4% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 Brendale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by society and culture at 14.8% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Brendale is well served by 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than average, with a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
767
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brendale
19 schools — 14,576 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| Strathpine West State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 419 | 966 |
| St Paul's School, Bald Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,283 | 1,141 |
| Bald Hills State School, Bald Hills | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 624 | 1,042 |
| Albany Creek State School, Albany Creek | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 667 | 1,036 |
| Good Shepherd Christian School, Albany Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 214 | 1,061 |
| Eatons Hill State School, Eatons Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 977 | 1,060 |
| All Saints Primary School, Albany Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 616 | 1,091 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 902 | 960 |
| Bray Park State High School, Bray Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,830 | 991 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 372 | 976 |
| Bray Park State School, Bray Park | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 480 | 973 |
| Holy Spirit School, Bray Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 484 | 1,031 |
| Albany Creek State High School, Albany Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,550 | 1,055 |
| Albany Hills State School, Albany Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 829 | 1,068 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 132 | 915 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| Lawnton State School, Lawnton | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 643 | 967 |
| Genesis Christian College, Bray Park | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,618 | 1,099 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30367/brendale/topic/education