38.8% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Clarendon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.8% of residents in Lake Clarendon completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This gap in school completions is reflected in the local qualification levels, with very few adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 38.8% completing Year 12. This is 20 percentage points lower than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Clarendon, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Lake Clarendon, where only 9.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Queensland average of 21.9%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 46.7%.
9.8% ▲ +137.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 Lake Clarendon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering at 20.5%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for the amount of children, with 25.64 schools per 1,000 children. Both local schools are government-run primary schools and are smaller than those in most similar areas.
25.64
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
199
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lake Clarendon
2 schools — 398 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 153 | 961 |
| Glenore Grove State School, Glenore Grove | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 245 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31613/lake-clarendon/topic/education