43.9% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pleystowe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pleystowe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of all qualified adults in Pleystowe hold a Certificate III or IV. This is an area where school and university completion rates are much lower than the national figures, with a strong focus on trade-based qualifications. The local education landscape is anchored by two primary schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. For many, the highest level of schooling reached was Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pleystowe, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Queensland average of 21.9%.
12.5% ▲ +71.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Pleystowe, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study, making up 32.5% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
328
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
978
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pleystowe
2 schools — 655 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Walkerston State School, Walkerston | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 306 | 949 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Walkerston | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 349 | 1,003 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pleystowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32341/pleystowe/topic/education