44.5% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laidley Creek West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laidley Creek West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of qualified adults in Laidley Creek West hold a Certificate III or IV. This is an area where formal schooling levels are far below the national figure, with only 44.5% of people completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 31.9% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laidley Creek West, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 12%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3% and lower than most similar areas.
12.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Laidley Creek West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 19.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, a number higher than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
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).
161
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% 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 Creek West
2 schools — 322 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Blenheim State School, Blenheim | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 62 | 933 |
| St Mary's School, Laidley | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 260 | 1,003 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laidley Creek West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31607/laidley-creek-west/topic/education