60.7% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sheldon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sheldon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 61% of people in Sheldon have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees, making the area's educational profile stand out compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than 60% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is well above the Queensland average. Only 7% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sheldon, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly one quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.6% of residents.
23.9% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Sheldon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools in Sheldon have an advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most areas. There are six schools within 3km, and the typical school is quite large with 760 students.
3.68
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
760
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sheldon
6 schools — 4,559 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2
| Sheldon College, Sheldon | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,481 | 1,124 |
| St Luke's Catholic Parish School, Capalaba | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 359 | 1,057 |
| Coolnwynpin State School, Capalaba | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 328 | 988 |
| Hilliard State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 560 | 1,015 |
| Capalaba State College, Capalaba | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,022 | 982 |
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 809 | 1,008 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sheldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32550/sheldon/topic/education