53.7% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Diamondvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Diamondvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Diamondvale residents have completed Year 12, though this is well below the national figure. While the area performs better than many similar places, it generally falls behind Queensland and Australian averages for school and university attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.7% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Diamondvale, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (25%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.6% of the population. This is around the middle for its level, but far below the 26.3% national figure.
14.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Diamondvale splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (35%) and Certificate III / IV (35%), with Bachelor degree at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Health and Management & commerce both being the most common at 28.1% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 430 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
430
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Diamondvale
3 schools — 1,290 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's School, Stanthorpe | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 492 | 1,017 |
| Stanthorpe State School, Stanthorpe | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 275 | 939 |
| Stanthorpe State High School, Stanthorpe | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 523 | 957 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Diamondvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30839/diamondvale/topic/education