52.4% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 52.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Edens Landing · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Edens Landing
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far lower proportion of adults hold university degrees in Edens Landing compared to the rest of the country. Only 11.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the national figure. This gap is reflected in the schooling data, where the rate of Year 12 completion is also well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 52.4% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Edens Landing, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.9% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.5% of the population, which is far below both the state and national figures.
11.5% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Edens Landing, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by engineering at 15.5% and society and culture at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, more than about 83% of similar areas. While school sizes are among the highest at this level, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
0.88
Lower than 95% 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).
824
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Edens Landing
11 schools — 9,069 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 776 | 968 |
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 353 | 1,043 |
| Canterbury College, Waterford | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,502 | 1,076 |
| Loganholme State School, Loganholme | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 507 | 967 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 532 | 955 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 433 | 931 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 755 | 918 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 381 | 973 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Edens Landing [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30940/edens-landing/topic/education