33.1% ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rosedale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Rosedale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has remained low in Rosedale, where only 33.1% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure and marks the area as having much lower qualification levels than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.1% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many residents left school earlier, with 30.6% reaching Year 10 and 21.2% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Rosedale splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (36%) and Year 10 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.6%.
9.1% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Rosedale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Rosedale most often studied Engineering and related fields, at 23.9%. Other common areas of study include Architecture and building at 9.1% and Education at 8.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is lower than usual. All local schools are government-run and are either primary or combined schools.
12.99
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
140
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Rosedale
2 schools — 279 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Rosedale State School, Rosedale | Government | Combined | 5.3 km | 254 | 903 |
| Wartburg State School, Baffle Creek | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 25 | 950 |
Sources
More for Rosedale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32468/rosedale/topic/education