63.3% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forestdale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forestdale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher rates of schooling and higher degrees than most similar areas define Forestdale. About 63.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is well above the national and state figures. This creates a well-qualified local population with a strong tendency toward tertiary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 63.3%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. Around 22.8% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forestdale, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.4% of adults, a figure that is a little above the state average but a little below the national one. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 31.9%.
24.4% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Forestdale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (36%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 21.2%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 21.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run (75%) and are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 1,016 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
1,016
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Forestdale
8 schools — 8,128 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 565 | 925 |
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Pallara State School, Pallara | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,337 | 1,062 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 600 | 954 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 586 | 955 |
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 959 | 968 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Forest Lake State High School, Forest Lake | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,673 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31067/forestdale/topic/education