40.7% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eagleby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eagleby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Eagleby than in other parts of the country, with only 40.7% completing Year 12. This gap extends into higher education, where a small minority of adults hold university degrees. These figures suggest a local workforce that relies more heavily on trade certificates and practical skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, and 26.1% of the community stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eagleby, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.8% of adults.
8.2% ▲ +55.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Eagleby, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.4%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eagleby has 18 schools within 3km, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. While these schools are much larger than most, there are only 0.71 schools for every 1,000 children, putting the area among the lowest for school density.
0.71
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
682
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eagleby
18 schools — 12,269 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 471 | 901 |
| Eagleby State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 527 | 921 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 433 | 931 |
| Kimberley College, Carbrook | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 745 | 1,058 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 381 | 973 |
| Carbrook State School, Carbrook | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 333 | 1,008 |
| Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre, Carbrook | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 40 | 958 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 851 | 987 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 932 | 1,043 |
| Loganholme State School, Loganholme | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 507 | 967 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 776 | 968 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 958 | 998 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 447 | 994 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eagleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30915/eagleby/topic/education