42.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Forestvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Forestvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 42% of residents in Forestvale finished Year 12, which is the most common level of schooling for the area. However, overall education levels are far below the state and national figures, with no adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 42.1%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 23.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Forestvale, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults here hold a bachelor's degree or higher, placing Forestvale among the lowest areas for university qualifications. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is an advanced diploma or diploma, held by 28% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Forestvale, Advanced diploma / diploma is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are health at 20%, followed by agriculture and environment and management and commerce, which both sit at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait for about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Forestvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31069/forestvale/topic/education