66.7% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hodgson Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hodgson Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 67% of residents in Hodgson Vale finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the local workforce, where about one in four adults holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 66.7% of people who completed Year 12 is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 58.8%. Another 20.2% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hodgson Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.6% of the population, which is well above the Queensland average. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV at 31.7% and diplomas at 16.5%.
25.6% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hodgson Vale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (34%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7% and education at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with a typical size of 60 students.
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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hodgson Vale
2 schools — 119 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Vale View State School, Vale View | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 74 | 994 |
| Ramsay State School, Ramsay | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 45 | 1,035 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hodgson Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31345/hodgson-vale/topic/education