54.3% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redbank Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redbank Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over 10% of adults in Redbank Plains hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This area has a workforce focused heavily on trade and practical skills rather than university degrees. While over half of residents finished Year 12, overall qualification levels remain much lower than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 54.3% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is still a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redbank Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are very common here, with 41.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below both the state and national figures.
10.1% ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Redbank Plains, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 16.7% and engineering at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Redbank Plains has 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, though there are relatively few schools for every 1,000 children.
0.71
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
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).
703
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redbank Plains
24 schools — 16,864 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Redbank Plains State School, Redbank Plains | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 727 | 920 |
| St Ann's School, Redbank Plains | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 450 | 1,027 |
| Fernbrooke State School, Redbank Plains | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,007 | 960 |
| Staines Memorial College, Redbank Plains | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 716 | 1,006 |
| Redbank Plains State High School, Redbank Plains | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,539 | 933 |
| WoodLinks State School, Collingwood Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 828 | 981 |
| Woogaroo Creek State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 157 | 953 |
| Augusta State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,023 | 1,036 |
| Bellbird Park State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 361 | 983 |
| Collingwood Park State Secondary College, Collingwood Park | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 256 | 962 |
| Kruger State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 673 | 937 |
| St Augustine's College, Augustine Heights | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,555 | 1,056 |
| Bellbird Park State Secondary College, Bellbird Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,795 | 950 |
| Collingwood Park State School, Collingwood Park | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 497 | 958 |
| Challenge Trade and Business College, Collingwood Park | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 7 | 968 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 794 | 896 |
| Riverview State School, Riverview | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 258 | 844 |
| Redbank State School, Redbank | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 136 | 895 |
| Spring Mountain State School, Spring Mountain | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 939 | 1,089 |
| Westside Christian College, Goodna | Independent | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,293 | 1,079 |
| Goodna Special School, Goodna | Government | Combined | 6.0 km | 359 | 982 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 374 | 897 |
| Goodna State School, Goodna | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 650 | 921 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Goodna | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 470 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redbank Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32405/redbank-plains/topic/education