36.8% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Logan Central · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Logan Central
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 36.8% of people in Logan Central have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap is reflected in the low number of residents with university degrees. It is an area where many adults have left school early or hold vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with only 36.8% of residents finishing. In contrast, 23.2% of people here have a highest school level of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Logan Central, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34% of residents.
5.6% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 Logan Central, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 15.2%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9% and engineering at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Logan Central has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than about 90% of similar areas. However, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual, and typical schools here are among the largest in the region.
2.06
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
850
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Logan Central
21 schools — 17,857 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 733 | 884 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 0.5 km | 381 | 963 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 346 | 935 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 398 | 875 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 512 | 887 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 506 | 889 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 718 | 885 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 346 | 908 |
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 496 | 884 |
| Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,814 | 916 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 866 | 901 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 122 | 864 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,712 | 1,057 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 607 | 1,028 |
| Springwood Central State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 252 | 984 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 890 | 925 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Logan Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31677/logan-central/topic/education