63.4% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Samford Village · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Samford Village
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A highly educated population defines Samford Village, where over 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. This level of qualification is well above the national figure, creating a community where advanced schooling and professional degrees are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are well above the national average, with 63.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 6.3 points above the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Samford Village, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is far more qualified than most, as 30.5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. This is well above the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
30.5% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 Samford Village, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most degrees in the area are in management and commerce, at 20.9%, followed by engineering at 14.8% and education at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have an advantage score among the highest at this level. There are 5.81 schools per 1,000 children, with an even split between government and independent providers.
5.81
Higher than 62% 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).
544
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Samford Village
2 schools — 1,087 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Samford State School, Samford Village | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 587 | 1,100 |
| Samford Valley Steiner School, Wights Mountain | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 500 | 1,103 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Samford Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32506/samford-village/topic/education