47.8% ▲ +39.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 41.5%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Drayton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Drayton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Drayton have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries into higher education, where the area has a much lower rate of university degrees compared to Queensland and the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 47.8% of people finished Year 12, a result that is well below the Queensland average. Many residents left school earlier, with 26.7% finishing Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Drayton, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.1% of the population, which is far below the national rate. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of residents.
16.1% ▲ +80.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 Drayton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16%, followed closely by engineering at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Drayton has more schools within 3km than 83% of similar areas, though these schools are typically much larger than average. Government schools make up 54.5% of the sector.
3.46
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
523
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Drayton
11 schools — 5,757 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 165 | 929 |
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 607 | 944 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 362 | 1,038 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 446 | 859 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 658 | 971 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 234 | 998 |
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 4.3 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 183 | 937 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Drayton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30876/drayton/topic/education