81.5% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.4%
- 2016: 95.0%
- 2021: 81.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lawes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lawes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher percentage of people in Lawes finished high school than the state average. The area stands out for its high levels of learning, with 81.5% of residents completing Year 12 and nearly a third of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Queensland and Australian figures, with 81.5% of residents reaching this level. This is among the highest results for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lawes, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 30.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
30.9% ▲ +306.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 Lawes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (37%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Agriculture and environment is the most common field of study at 37.5%, followed by health at 18.8% and management and commerce at 10.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary government schools within 3km, though the average school size and advantage score are both lower than in most similar areas.
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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lawes
2 schools — 281 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 153 | 961 |
| Forest Hill State School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 128 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lawes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31644/lawes/topic/education