36.1% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sharon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sharon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 36.1% of people in Sharon finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure. This reflects a broader trend in the area where high-level school and university qualifications are much less common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.1% of residents completed Year 12, a result far below the national figure of 58.8%. Many people in the area left school earlier, with 35.2% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Sharon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.7% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Trade certificates are more common, with 43.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
9.7% ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 Sharon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related subjects at 20.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five primary schools within 3km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. All schools in the area are government-run, though their average advantage score is lower than most other areas.
4.93
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
226
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sharon
5 schools — 1,128 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Sharon State School, Sharon | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 21 | 936 |
| Branyan Road State School, Branyan | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 453 | 974 |
| Oakwood State School, Oakwood | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 200 | 949 |
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 310 | 957 |
| Gooburrum State School, Gooburrum | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 144 | 986 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sharon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32546/sharon/topic/education