70.5% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 70.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Freshwater · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Freshwater
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees have become more common in Freshwater, making it an area of high achievement. About 70.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This trend of high educational attainment is seen across both school and university levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of Queensland, with 70.5% of people reaching this milestone. This is 13 points higher than the state average and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Freshwater, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common in Freshwater, where 34.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%, and most of these qualifications are bachelor degrees (31.2%) or Certificate III and IVs (25.3%).
34.9% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.9%
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 Freshwater, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Health at 18.6% and Management and Commerce at 16.5%. Other frequent areas of study include Society and Culture and Engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has six schools within 3 km, which is more than 77% of similar places. These schools are typically quite large, averaging 947 students, and half are run by the government.
2.31
Lower than 67% 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).
947
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,031
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Freshwater
6 schools — 5,681 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 2
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 774 | 974 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Freshwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31087/freshwater/topic/education