46.3% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crestmead · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crestmead
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Crestmead, held by 42.7% of the population. The area has a much lower level of formal schooling and university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. About 22.9% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crestmead, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is just 6.3%, a figure that is far below the 26.3% national average. This is much lower than most similar areas.
6.3% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Crestmead, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with a qualification, the most common fields are management and commerce at 17.2%, followed by society and culture at 14.7% and engineering at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Crestmead has some of the largest schools in the region, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas. While there are 17 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.60
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
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).
1,005
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower 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 Crestmead
17 schools — 17,078 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 0.7 km | 843 | 989 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 890 | 925 |
| Marsden State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,411 | 929 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 636 | 993 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 122 | 864 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 866 | 901 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 597 | 934 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 959 | 968 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 887 |
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 660 | 970 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 755 | 918 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 584 | 972 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30750/crestmead/topic/education