63.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Flying Fox · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Flying Fox
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher school completion rates than most similar areas define Flying Fox, where 63.3% of people finished Year 12. While secondary schooling is common, university degrees are less frequent than in the wider state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than six in ten residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. Those who did not finish Year 12 most commonly stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Flying Fox, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 60% of residents.
16.7% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Flying Fox, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which has a school advantage score much higher than most areas. This school is smaller than those in most similar locations, with an average size of 120.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
120
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,042
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Flying Fox
1 school — 120 students, average ICSEA 1,042.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Beechmont State School, Beechmont | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 120 | 1,042 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Flying Fox [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31058/flying-fox/topic/education