55.1% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forest Glen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forest Glen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of nearly 8 percentage points separates Forest Glen from the national average in university degrees. While qualifications here are higher than in many similar areas, they remain well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. This creates a profile where a good number of people hold certificates, but fewer hold high-level degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.1%, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forest Glen, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.7% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state and national levels.
18.7% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Forest Glen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering at 14.5% and health or society and culture at 12.9% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Forest Glen has a high number of schools for its size, with six within 3km. These schools are among the largest in their category and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
6.31
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
729
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,083
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forest Glen
6 schools — 4,375 students, average ICSEA 1,083.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 3
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 3
| Montessori International College, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 276 | 1,104 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,472 | 1,133 |
| Chevallum State School, Chevallum | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 456 | 1,054 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Kuluin State School, Kuluin | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 612 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Glen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31062/forest-glen/topic/education