55.8% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Cleveland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Cleveland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More residents in Cleveland hold higher qualifications than in most similar areas, though they still trail behind national figures. While 19.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, the area is generally less qualified than the typical Australian suburb.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little over half of residents (55.8%) have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Cleveland, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the national average.
19.6% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 Cleveland, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (20.6%), followed by engineering and related fields at 15.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Cleveland has 15 schools within 3 km, and its schools are much more advantaged than those in most similar areas. While there are fewer schools per child than usual, the typical school here is among the largest of its kind.
1.91
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
757
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Cleveland
15 schools — 11,360 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Cleveland State School, Cleveland | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 516 | 1,009 |
| Cleveland District State High School, Cleveland | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 2,302 | 1,026 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Cleveland | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 166 | 1,057 |
| The Industry School - Redlands, Cleveland | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 196 | 1,042 |
| Ormiston State School, Ormiston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 570 | 1,058 |
| Thornlands State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 800 | 1,042 |
| Redland District Special School, Thornlands | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 236 | 1,004 |
| Ormiston College, Ormiston | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,524 | 1,148 |
| Vienna Woods State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 300 | 971 |
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 809 | 1,008 |
| Hilliard State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 560 | 1,015 |
| Carmel College, Thornlands | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,220 | 1,045 |
| Alexandra Hills State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 172 | 959 |
| St Anthony's School, Alexandra Hills | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 508 | 1,038 |
| Sheldon College, Sheldon | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,481 | 1,124 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Cleveland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30622/cleveland/topic/education