61.7% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.5%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parkwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Parkwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher schooling rates and professional degrees shape daily life in Parkwood. More than 61% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 61.7% of people reaching this milestone. This is 4.6 percentage points higher than the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parkwood, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the state average. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 29% and bachelor degrees at 24.9%.
23.3% ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Parkwood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 19%, followed by engineering and health, which both sit around 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parkwood has a strong school presence with 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest of their kind and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
17
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).
967
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,049
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Parkwood
17 schools — 16,432 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 925 | 1,035 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 90 | 935 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 745 | 1,040 |
| Pacific Pines State High School, Pacific Pines | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 2,193 | 1,009 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Pacific Pines State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 759 | 1,016 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32278/parkwood/topic/education