55.5% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kearneys Spring · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kearneys Spring
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of study have become more common in Kearneys Spring since 2011. The area now has a high number of university-educated adults, with 24.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland rate and well below the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kearneys Spring, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, while 27.3% have a Certificate III or IV. Together, these professional and trade qualifications make up over half of the local adult population.
24.4% ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Kearneys Spring splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by health at 14.9% and engineering at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 23 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a higher average advantage score than most areas.
0.54
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
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).
604
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,011
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kearneys Spring
23 schools — 13,886 students, average ICSEA 1,011.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Darling Heights State School, Darling Heights | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 607 | 944 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 670 | 1,060 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Drayton State School, Drayton | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 165 | 929 |
| Gabbinbar State School, Centenary Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 356 | 1,010 |
| Harristown State School, Harristown | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 446 | 859 |
| Harristown State High School, Harristown | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,641 | 929 |
| St Thomas More's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 319 | 1,032 |
| St Anthony's School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 234 | 998 |
| Centenary Heights State High School, Centenary Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,738 | 1,006 |
| Concordia Lutheran College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 664 | 1,066 |
| St Saviour's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 295 | 986 |
| St Saviour's Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 486 | 1,048 |
| Rangeville State School, Rangeville | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 723 | 1,039 |
| The Glennie School, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 700 | 1,073 |
| St Joseph's College, Rangeville | Catholic | Secondary | 4.6 km | 913 | 1,044 |
| Maridahdi Kindergarten and Primary School, Toowoomba | Independent | Primary | 4.6 km | 53 | 1,038 |
| Clifford Park Special School, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 183 | 937 |
| St Mary's College, Toowoomba | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 930 | 1,017 |
| Newtown State School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 337 | 900 |
| The Industry School - Toowoomba, Toowoomba City | Independent | Secondary | 5.2 km | 92 | 1,024 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Toowoomba | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 454 | 1,029 |
| Toowoomba Grammar School, East Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,145 | 1,096 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kearneys Spring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31496/kearneys-spring/topic/education