46.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bridges · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bridges
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 Bridges, where 38.7% of adults hold one. This area has a lower rate of formal schooling and university degrees than both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 46.3%, have finished Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bridges, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9% and far below the national average.
13.9% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
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 Bridges, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 13.5%, followed by architecture and building at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km of the area, both of which are government run. These schools have an advantage score of 1,017, which is higher than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
361
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bridges
2 schools — 721 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Yandina State School, Yandina | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 365 | 1,004 |
| North Arm State School, North Arm | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 356 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bridges [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30370/bridges/topic/education