47.3% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Maclean
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in South Maclean have finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap carries through to higher education, with only 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The area's educational profile is dominated by trade and vocational qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 47.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure and far below the Australian average. This is the most common highest year of schooling, followed by Year 10 at 28%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Maclean, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.6% of the population, which is far below both the state and national figures. Instead, nearly half of all qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.6% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 South Maclean, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 19.8% and Management and commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Maclean has six schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are larger than average, with a mix of government, independent and Catholic providers across primary and secondary levels.
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).
795
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving South Maclean
6 schools — 4,767 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Combined 2 · Primary 2
| Australian Technology and Agricultural College, North Maclean | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 4 | 936 |
| Hills International College, Jimboomba | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 768 | 1,036 |
| Flagstone State School, Flagstone | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 906 | 950 |
| Flagstone State Community College, Flagstone | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 861 | 954 |
| Jimboomba State School, Jimboomba | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 727 | 965 |
| Emmaus College, Jimboomba | Catholic | Combined | 6.1 km | 1,501 | 1,022 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32595/south-maclean/topic/education