39.2% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Glen Aplin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Glen Aplin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 40% of people in Glen Aplin finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a profile where a smaller proportion of adults hold university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 30.3% of the community left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Glen Aplin, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, which is well below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.2% of residents.
13.7% ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Glen Aplin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 12.6%, followed closely by engineering and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8.4 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. Both local schools are government primary schools and are much smaller than the usual size.
8.40
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Glen Aplin
2 schools — 60 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Glen Aplin State School, Glen Aplin | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 31 | 901 |
| Severnlea State School, Severnlea | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 29 | 962 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Glen Aplin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31141/glen-aplin/topic/education