55.5% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Speewah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Speewah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Speewah has shifted over the last decade, with 20.8% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a higher rate than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. The community shows a strong lean toward vocational and higher education qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this is a little below the Queensland rate and well below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Speewah, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and diploma qualifications are common, with 36.3% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. While 20.8% have a university degree, this is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
20.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Speewah, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in Engineering and related fields are the most common, at 19.1%. Management and commerce (12.7%) and society and culture (11.7%) are also frequent fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
1,250
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Speewah
3 schools — 3,751 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 3
| Peace Lutheran College, Kamerunga | Independent | Combined | 6.8 km | 544 | 1,054 |
| Redlynch State College, Redlynch | Government | Combined | 7.6 km | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley, Redlynch | Catholic | Combined | 7.8 km | 1,373 | 1,067 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Speewah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32615/speewah/topic/education