39.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fletcher · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fletcher
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Fletcher have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Only 39% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are less common than in the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39% of residents here finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national average. About 23.8% of the population left school after Year 10, and 13.3% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fletcher, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with just 12.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%, though more people here hold a diploma (21.9%) or a Certificate III or IV (18.8%).
12.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Fletcher splits fairly evenly between Advanced diploma / diploma (32%) and Certificate III / IV (27%), with Bachelor degree at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering, education, and management and commerce, each making up 10.9% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than in most other areas, with an average size of 46 students. There are two government primary schools within 3km, which is more than 66% of similar areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
46
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fletcher
2 schools — 91 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Glen Aplin State School, Glen Aplin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 31 | 901 |
| Ballandean State School, Ballandean | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 60 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fletcher [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31051/fletcher/topic/education