66.9% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 66.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redlynch · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Redlynch
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Redlynch. Roughly 67% of people here finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure of 58.8%. This academic trend extends into adulthood, with over a quarter of residents holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is strong in Redlynch, with 66.9% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the Australian rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redlynch, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.2% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and about the same as the national average.
26.2% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Redlynch splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 17.7%, followed by engineering at 16.9% and health at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a higher advantage score than most areas. There are 8 schools within 3km, split equally between government and Catholic sectors, with independent schools making up 25%.
0.77
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
821
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redlynch
8 schools — 6,569 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 4 · Primary 4
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 774 | 974 |
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| St Francis Xavier's School, Manunda | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 382 | 953 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Earlville | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 506 | 1,025 |
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 594 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redlynch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32411/redlynch/topic/education