75.7% ▲ +152.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2021: 75.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Karawatha · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Karawatha
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-three per cent of adults in Karawatha hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of education is reflected across the board, with very few residents leaving school before Year 12. The area is well-served by a large number of schools compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 75.7%, which is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Only 6.8% of residents had Year 9 or below as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Karawatha, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 9 or below is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are among the highest at this level, with 43% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is 21 points above the Queensland average.
43.0% ▲ —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 Karawatha, Bachelor degree is the majority at 56%; Certificate III / IV is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.7%, followed by engineering at 14.2% and society and culture at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Karawatha has 25 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest number for an area like this. While schools are generally large, the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
9.52
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
852
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Karawatha
25 schools — 21,289 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 7 · Secondary 7
| Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,712 | 1,057 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 381 | 963 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 733 | 884 |
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 496 | 884 |
| Stretton State College, Stretton | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 3,578 | 1,068 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 398 | 875 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 346 | 935 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 88 | 1,008 |
| Kuraby State School, Kuraby | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 359 | 998 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 506 | 889 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 252 | 992 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 512 | 887 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 718 | 885 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 866 | 901 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 838 | 973 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 346 | 908 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 597 | 934 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 122 | 864 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 890 | 925 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 586 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Karawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31488/karawatha/topic/education