47.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marsden · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marsden
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults have university degrees in Marsden compared to most other areas. Only 7.6% of residents hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a broader trend in the area, where schooling and higher qualification levels are much lower than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 47.1%, which is around the middle for similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 14.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marsden, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.6% of adults. This trade-based qualification profile helps explain why bachelor degree levels are far below the Australian average.
7.6% ▲ +44.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Marsden, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.2%, and society and culture at 16.0%. Engineering and related studies also make up a significant 12% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Marsden has some of the largest schools in its category, with an average size of 974 students. While there are 19 schools within 3km, the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
0.48
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
974
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marsden
19 schools — 18,505 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 890 | 925 |
| Marsden State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,411 | 929 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 122 | 864 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 866 | 901 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 512 | 887 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 843 | 989 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 398 | 875 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 346 | 908 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 381 | 963 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 636 | 993 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 755 | 918 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 733 | 884 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 928 | 930 |
| Browns Plains State High School, Browns Plains | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,185 | 943 |
| Browns Plains State School, Browns Plains | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 597 | 934 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marsden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31775/marsden/topic/education