74.7% ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 66.4%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Draper · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Draper
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Draper since 2011. Now, 74.7% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for areas like this, at 74.7%. This is far above the 58.8% national figure and 57.1% for Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Draper, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 34.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and far above the Queensland figure.
34.4% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
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 Draper, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much larger than those in most similar areas and has a very high advantage score.
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).
587
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Draper
1 school — 587 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Samford State School, Samford Village | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 587 | 1,100 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Draper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30875/draper/topic/education