27.0% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morton Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Morton Vale have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 27% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by adults in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at 27% and far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 35%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morton Vale, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (31%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 7.9% of the population, which is far below the national average. Instead, nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV qualification.
7.9% ▲ +470.3%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
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 Morton Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 20.8%, followed by health at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km of the area, all of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than most others and have lower advantage scores than typical 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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morton Vale
3 schools — 422 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 153 | 961 |
| Kentville State School, Kentville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 24 | 921 |
| Glenore Grove State School, Glenore Grove | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 245 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morton Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31924/morton-vale/topic/education