67.1% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Deebing Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Deebing Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 67.1% defines the educational landscape of Deebing Heights. This is far above the Queensland average, meaning more residents here finished Year 12 than in most other similar areas. While school leaving is strong, higher university degrees are less common than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is a standout here, with 67.1% of people finishing school. This is well above the Australian figure of 58.8% and far above the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Deebing Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About one in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this 20.0% is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.0% ▲ +55.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Deebing Heights, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four schools within 3km, which is more than 73% of similar places. All these schools are government primary schools, and they tend to be much larger than those in most other areas.
0.91
Lower than 94% 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).
549
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Deebing Heights
4 schools — 2,196 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Deebing Heights State School, Deebing Heights | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 710 | 1,035 |
| Ripley Central State School, Ripley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 565 | 1,005 |
| Amberley District State School, Yamanto | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 636 | 977 |
| Churchill State School, Churchill | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 285 | 910 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Deebing Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30821/deebing-heights/topic/education