35.8% ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarendon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Clarendon have remained low over the last decade, with only 35.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community where many people leave school before the final year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. Roughly 32% of residents peaked at Year 10, and another 13.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Clarendon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by just 10.6% of adults, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of people.
10.6% ▲ +218.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 Clarendon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across various fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 16.5%, followed by Society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clarendon has four primary schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These are all government-run schools, though they are much smaller than average and have lower advantage scores than most areas.
20.00
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
87
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarendon
4 schools — 348 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Clarendon State School, Clarendon | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 64 | 943 |
| Mount Tarampa State School, Mount Tarampa | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 60 | 871 |
| Patrick Estate State School, Patrick Estate | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 27 | 857 |
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 197 | 906 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30615/clarendon/topic/education