59.1% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.3%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Petrie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Petrie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Petrie have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While high school completion is strong, the proportion of adults with a university degree is much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Petrie, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The usual highest qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.3% of adults. Those with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.5% of the population, which is well below the Australian average.
18.5% ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.5%
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 Petrie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce (19.6%), followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9% and society and culture at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Petrie has 20 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 717 students.
2.33
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
717
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Petrie
20 schools — 14,338 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 6 · Combined 2
| Mt Maria College - Petrie, Petrie | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 403 | 1,015 |
| Our Lady of the Way School, Petrie | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 246 | 1,037 |
| Petrie State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 492 | 973 |
| Kurwongbah State School, Petrie | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 620 | 992 |
| Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 109 | 1,015 |
| Lawnton State School, Lawnton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 643 | 967 |
| Kallangur State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 982 | 957 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 132 | 915 |
| Dakabin State School, Kallangur | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 529 | 958 |
| Murrumba State Secondary College, Murrumba Downs | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,682 | 1,001 |
| Undurba State School, Murrumba Downs | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 919 | 1,012 |
| Bray Park State School, Bray Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 480 | 973 |
| Holy Spirit School, Bray Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 484 | 1,031 |
| Genesis Christian College, Bray Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,618 | 1,099 |
| Dakabin State High School, Dakabin | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 980 | 940 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 372 | 976 |
| Living Faith Lutheran Primary School, Murrumba Downs | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 567 | 1,080 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 902 | 960 |
| Bray Park State High School, Bray Park | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,830 | 991 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32303/petrie/topic/education