43.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maadi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maadi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Maadi have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where formal academic qualifications are less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.2% of residents finished Year 12, a result far below both the Queensland and national figures. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 27.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maadi, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 9.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though about 19% of people hold a bachelor degree or an advanced diploma.
9.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Maadi splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (36%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (36%), with Certificate III / IV at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, health is the most common field of study at 33.3%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 19%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maadi has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 32 students. This school also has a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maadi
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| El Arish State School, El Arish | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 32 | 918 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maadi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31714/maadi/topic/education