42.4% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kingston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Kingston. This area has a much lower level of formal education than most others, with only 6.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (24%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as the 6.6% of adults with a bachelor degree or more is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
6.6% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Kingston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common areas of study for those with qualifications include management and commerce at 13.6%, followed closely by society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has some of the largest schools for its level, averaging 946 students, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas.
2.11
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
946
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kingston
26 schools — 24,601 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 866 | 901 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 512 | 887 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 0.7 km | 122 | 864 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 346 | 908 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 398 | 875 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 733 | 884 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 381 | 963 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 718 | 885 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| Marsden State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,411 | 929 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 890 | 925 |
| Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,814 | 916 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 346 | 935 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 928 | 930 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 506 | 889 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 755 | 918 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| Ohana College, Meadowbrook | Independent | Secondary | 3.8 km | 237 | 964 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 496 | 884 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 241 | 940 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 607 | 1,028 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31548/kingston/topic/education