44.8% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laidley North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laidley North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Laidley North, held by 40.5% of adults. This is an area where far fewer people have finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, and university degrees are much less common than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland. This puts the area well behind both the state and national figures for school completion.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laidley North, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and is much lower than most other similar areas.
8.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 8.8%
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 North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.1% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools have a much lower average advantage score than most other areas, with three out of four being primary schools.
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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% 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 North
4 schools — 1,435 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Laidley District State School, Laidley | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 375 | 914 |
| Laidley State High School, Laidley | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 672 | 923 |
| St Mary's School, Laidley | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 260 | 1,003 |
| Forest Hill State School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 128 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laidley North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31609/laidley-north/topic/education