61.3% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sippy Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sippy Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of people in Sippy Downs finished Year 12, a result that is well above the Queensland average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are much higher than most similar places. It is also a major hub for larger, high-performing schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 61.3%, which is a little above the national figure and well above the state average. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sippy Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas. However, this is still well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.2% ▲ +68.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 19.2%
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 Sippy Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Management and Commerce at 17.8%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.3% and Health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Sippy Downs has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest in the region and have an advantage score much higher than most other areas.
1.45
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
1,128
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Sippy Downs
13 schools — 14,660 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 5 · Secondary 3
| Chancellor State College, Sippy Downs | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 2,609 | 1,042 |
| Palmview State Secondary College, Palmview | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 379 | 1,021 |
| Palmview State Primary School, Palmview | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 596 | 1,037 |
| Palmview State Special School, Palmview | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 102 | 1,023 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Sippy Downs | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 616 | 1,081 |
| Siena Catholic College, Sippy Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 889 | 1,073 |
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 733 | 1,055 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,426 | 1,155 |
| Pacific Lutheran College, Meridan Plains | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,204 | 1,114 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Kawana Waters State College, Bokarina | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 2,495 | 1,034 |
| Buddina State School, Buddina | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 742 | 1,057 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sippy Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32574/sippy-downs/topic/education