46.4% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redcliffe · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redcliffe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Redcliffe sits around the middle of similar areas for education and qualifications. While many residents have gained vocational certificates, only 15% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This profile shows a community where trade and certificate qualifications are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 46.4%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%, with 26.9% of people having Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redcliffe, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.5% of adults. Only 15% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the state average of 21.9%.
15.0% ▲ +33.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Redcliffe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with a qualification are management and commerce at 16.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has larger schools than most, with an average size of 589 students. There are 13 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.36
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
589
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
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 Redcliffe
13 schools — 7,663 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 0.6 km | 30 | 883 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 89 | 957 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 274 | 899 |
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 565 | 974 |
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 286 | 1,026 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Hercules Road State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 636 | 951 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 877 | 948 |
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 129 | 985 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 479 | 1,090 |
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 425 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32406/redcliffe/topic/education