59.6% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 49.5%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Meringandan West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Meringandan West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A bit more than half of the residents in Meringandan West have finished Year 12, which is a higher rate than in most similar areas. While school completion is strong, the area has a much lower share of adults with university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much higher than the rate seen in most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Meringandan West, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with 16.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and nearly half of all qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
16.3% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Meringandan West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields at 21.3%, followed by management and commerce at 17.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is a government facility. While the average school advantage score is higher than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
1.39
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
260
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher 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 Meringandan West
1 school — 260 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Meringandan State School, Meringandan West | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 260 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Meringandan West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31809/meringandan-west/topic/education