34.0% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laidley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laidley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Laidley have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 34% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are far more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are much lower than in most areas, with only 34% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, while about 18.8% of people left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laidley, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 7.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, and most qualified adults instead hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.3% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Laidley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is 337 students.
4.61
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
337
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Laidley
4 schools — 1,347 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Laidley State High School, Laidley | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 672 | 923 |
| St Mary's School, Laidley | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 260 | 1,003 |
| Laidley District State School, Laidley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 375 | 914 |
| Grandchester State School, Grandchester | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 40 | 935 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laidley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31606/laidley/topic/education