54.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meadowbrook · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meadowbrook
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Meadowbrook, held by 35.5% of adults. While more people here finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, the overall level of higher education remains well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meadowbrook, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is around the middle for similar areas, but far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Meadowbrook, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering at 13.9% and society and culture at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Meadowbrook has some of the largest school sizes for its level, with an average of 847 students. There are 29 schools within 3km, though this is much lower than most areas when measured per 1,000 children.
1.75
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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).
847
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meadowbrook
29 schools — 24,550 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 9 · Combined 4
| Ohana College, Meadowbrook | Independent | Secondary | 0.8 km | 237 | 964 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 928 | 930 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 346 | 908 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 241 | 940 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 755 | 918 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 718 | 885 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 866 | 901 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 512 | 887 |
| Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,814 | 916 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 122 | 864 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 532 | 955 |
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 353 | 1,043 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 607 | 1,028 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 958 | 998 |
| Loganholme State School, Loganholme | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 507 | 967 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 447 | 994 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 733 | 884 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 346 | 935 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 398 | 875 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 506 | 889 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 381 | 963 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,088 | 856 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meadowbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31795/meadowbrook/topic/education