64.9% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Samsonvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost 65% of residents in Samsonvale have finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling reflects a well-educated community where university degrees and professional qualifications are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 64.9% of people completing Year 12. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Samsonvale, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate well above the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.1% of the population.
26.6% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 Samsonvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Samsonvale most often studied management and commerce (18.1%) or engineering and related fields (17.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which has a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
260
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Samsonvale
1 school — 260 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Samson State School, Mount Samson | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 260 | 1,072 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/education