49.3% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glass House Mountains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glass House Mountains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Glass House Mountains finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. Despite this, the area falls well below state and national figures for both high school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is still well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glass House Mountains, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more common, with 41.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
14.2% ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Glass House Mountains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 17.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The five local schools are larger than most in similar areas, with an average size of 546 students. While 80% are government schools, the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.94
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
546
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glass House Mountains
5 schools — 2,732 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Glass House Mountains State School, Glass House Mountains | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 376 | 998 |
| Beerwah State High School, Beerwah | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 855 | 970 |
| Glasshouse Christian College, Beerwah | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,180 | 1,039 |
| Beerwah State School, Beerwah | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 220 | 950 |
| Beerburrum State School, Beerburrum | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 101 | 945 |
Sources
More for Glass House Mountains
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31137/glass-house-mountains/topic/education