28.3% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Croydon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.3% of people in Croydon have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in a low number of university degrees across the area. Most adults here hold certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland average, with 29.5% of residents reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Croydon splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (37%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national levels. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of people.
6.5% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Croydon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 10.8%, followed by management and commerce at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the average school size is much lower than most areas. The only school provided is a government primary school.
25.00
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
787
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Croydon
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 787.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Croydon State School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 29 | 787 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30760/croydon/topic/education