43.9% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gleneagle · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gleneagle
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Gleneagle have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 43.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local profile where trade qualifications are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with only 43.9% of residents finishing their final year. About 30.3% of people stopped after Year 10, while 11.8% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gleneagle, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a strong lean toward vocational training.
8.4% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Gleneagle, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering (19.7%) and management and commerce (17.8%). Other notable areas of study include society and culture at 11.9% and health at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in similar areas, though there are fewer schools per child. Most are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
1.97
Lower than 72% 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).
500
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gleneagle
5 schools — 2,498 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Gleneagle State School, Gleneagle | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 222 | 929 |
| Beaudesert State High School, Beaudesert | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,257 | 942 |
| Veresdale Scrub State School, Veresdale Scrub | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 72 | 975 |
| St Mary's School, Beaudesert | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 414 | 1,014 |
| Beaudesert State School, Beaudesert | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 533 | 917 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gleneagle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31158/gleneagle/topic/education