46.9% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Severnlea · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Severnlea
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Severnlea have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 46.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are less common than in the state or national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas. Only 46.9% completed Year 12, which is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Severnlea, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common in Severnlea, with only 16.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.9% ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
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 Severnlea, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most commonly hold certificates in engineering and related fields (15.9%) or management and commerce (13.2%).
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. However, these are all small, government-run primary schools, with a typical size of just 25 students.
12.66
Higher than 79% 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).
25
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Severnlea
2 schools — 50 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Severnlea State School, Severnlea | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 29 | 962 |
| Broadwater State School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 21 | 878 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Severnlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32542/severnlea/topic/education