36.9% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meadowvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meadowvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 37% of people in Meadowvale have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of school completion is matched by a small number of university degrees. Most adults here hold a trade or vocational certificate instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.9% of residents finished Year 12, a result far below both Queensland and the Australian average. About 31% of people stopped their schooling after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meadowvale, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.7% of residents.
10.5% ▲ +17.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Meadowvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Certificate I / II (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 17.3%, followed by management, commerce, society, and culture at 13% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary government schools within 3km of the area. These schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most similar areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
122
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Meadowvale
3 schools — 365 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Gooburrum State School, Gooburrum | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 144 | 986 |
| Oakwood State School, Oakwood | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 200 | 949 |
| Sharon State School, Sharon | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 21 | 936 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meadowvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31796/meadowvale/topic/education