38.2% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chelmsford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chelmsford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift toward higher certificates has occurred in Chelmsford since 2011, though the area still sees far fewer people finishing high school than most of the country. Only 38.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a profile where vocational training is more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Chelmsford finished high school compared to the rest of Queensland, with Year 12 completion sitting at 38.2%. Many residents stopped their formal schooling earlier, with 33.7% reaching Year 10 and 19.1% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Chelmsford splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, as only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, trade and vocational qualifications are more typical, with 42% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Chelmsford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Chelmsford often studied Engineering (28%), Education (20%), or Management and Commerce (18%). Other common fields of study include Agriculture and Environment and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services, each at 8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is entirely government-run. This school is much smaller than those in most other similar areas, with a typical size of 77 students and a much lower advantage score than most.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
77
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
926
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chelmsford
1 school — 77 students, average ICSEA 926.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wheatlands State School, Wheatlands | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 77 | 926 |
Sources
More for Chelmsford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chelmsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30589/chelmsford/topic/education