50.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Ipswich · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Ipswich
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in East Ipswich finished Year 12, meaning many residents rely on trade certificates for their careers. This is a clear trend in the area, where vocational training is more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.3% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Around 23.5% of residents finished Year 10, while 12.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In East Ipswich, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which 39.2% of the community have achieved.
15.8% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 East Ipswich, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering at 17.1%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.4% and Society and Culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 26 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The typical school here is much larger than in other similar places, with an average size of 552 students.
2.39
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
552
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Ipswich
26 schools — 14,358 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 6 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 6 · Secondary 6
| Ipswich East State School, East Ipswich | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 287 | 878 |
| Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, East Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,047 | 1,122 |
| Ipswich Special School, Ipswich | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 108 | 962 |
| Ipswich Flexible School, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 111 | 892 |
| Ipswich North State School, North Ipswich | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 206 | 904 |
| The Industry School - Ipswich, North Ipswich | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 208 | 1,017 |
| Silkstone State School, Silkstone | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 675 | 937 |
| Ipswich Central State School, Ipswich | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 529 | 980 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 556 | 1,041 |
| St Mary's College, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 730 | 1,033 |
| St Edmund's College, Woodend | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,171 | 1,049 |
| Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,336 | 1,114 |
| St Joseph's School, North Ipswich | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 390 | 1,029 |
| Tivoli State School, Tivoli | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 201 | 904 |
| Claremont Special School, Silkstone | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 199 | 964 |
| Blair State School, Sadliers Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 320 | 952 |
| Ipswich West Special School, West Ipswich | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 135 | 950 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 374 | 897 |
| Ipswich West State School, West Ipswich | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 210 | 947 |
| Ipswich Adventist School, Brassall | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 108 | 1,026 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 173 | 880 |
| Ipswich State High School, Brassall | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,776 | 925 |
| Brassall State School, Brassall | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 584 | 901 |
| Bethany Lutheran Primary School, Raceview | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 356 | 1,062 |
| Bremer State High School, Ipswich | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,020 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30928/east-ipswich/topic/education