38.7% ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ebenezer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ebenezer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Ebenezer have completed high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.7% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This pattern of lower formal schooling is reflected in the local qualifications and school advantage levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is lower than most similar areas, with about 33.9% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ebenezer, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 8.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most people hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.9% of residents.
8.2% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 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 Ebenezer, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.1% and Health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ebenezer has three schools within 3km, but the average school advantage score of 932 is much lower than most areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run and primary-focused.
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).
338
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ebenezer
3 schools — 1,015 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Rosewood State School, Rosewood | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 316 | 908 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Rosewood | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 214 | 997 |
| Rosewood State High School, Rosewood | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 485 | 920 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ebenezer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30939/ebenezer/topic/education