36.8% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.3%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leslie Dam · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leslie Dam
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have completed high school or university in Leslie Dam than in most other areas. Only 36.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure, with only 36.8% of people finishing. The most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10, at 37.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Leslie Dam splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here; only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, 40% of qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.4% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
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 Leslie Dam, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is Engineering and related studies at 30%. Education and Society and Culture each make up 12% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school. This school is much smaller than most others in similar areas, with an average size of just 37 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leslie Dam
1 school — 37 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wheatvale State School, Wheatvale | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 37 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leslie Dam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31653/leslie-dam/topic/education