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Education & Qualifications in Forest Springs

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Fewer than 40% of residents in Forest Springs finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This lack of formal schooling is mirrored in higher education, with only 14.3% of adults holding a university degree. The area's educational profile is largely non-residential and sparsely populated.

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Where Forest Springs sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Forest Springs — lower than 52% of areas.

Forest Springs14.3%
4362, QLD 10.6%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 34.5% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.

Completed Year 12

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39.1% —

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Forest Springs, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (44%) and Year 9 or below (6%).

Year 12 39.1% Year 10 34.5% Year 9 or below 4.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.3%, which is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.1% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.3% —

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Forest Springs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).

Certificate III / IV 35.1% Bachelor degree 17.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.0% Postgraduate degree 5.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with Agriculture and Environment and Management and Commerce both accounting for 10.5% of degrees and certificates.

Field of qualification

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Forest Springs splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (22%) and Management & commerce (22%), with Engineering & related at 19%.

Agriculture & environment 10.5% Management & commerce 10.5% Engineering & related 8.8% Health 7.0% Education 5.3% Society & culture 5.3%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Forest Springs — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forest Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31066/forest-springs/topic/education