55.9% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Heritage Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Heritage Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A modest increase in school completions has shaped the learning profile of Heritage Park since 2011. While 55.9% of residents finished Year 12, the area has a lower proportion of university degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is a little below both the Queensland and Australian rates.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Heritage Park, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.4% of people.
13.4% ▲ +81.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 Heritage Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Heritage Park has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, though they have a lower average advantage score than most others.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
842
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Heritage Park
14 schools — 11,781 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Yugumbir State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 959 | 968 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 597 | 934 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 843 | 989 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 600 | 954 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 586 | 955 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 890 | 925 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| St Bernardine's School, Regents Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 712 | 1,035 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 584 | 972 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 636 | 993 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 244 | 1,082 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Heritage Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31322/heritage-park/topic/education