4
Higher than 71% 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).
Spring Bluff · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spring Bluff
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education patterns in Spring Bluff have remained steady since 2011, though the area now stands out for its strong school performance. It is a small community where students benefit from an advantage score of 1,038, which is much higher than most areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 100%, ahead of Year 11 (0%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Bluff, Year 12 is the majority at 100%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Bachelor degree at 100%, ahead of Postgraduate degree (0%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Spring Bluff, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Natural & physical sciences at 0%, ahead of Information technology (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with a typical size of 826 students across government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
826
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
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 Spring Bluff
4 schools — 3,305 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Highfields State School, Highfields | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 653 | 1,037 |
| Highfields State Secondary College, Highfields | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 795 | 1,001 |
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College, Highfields | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,047 | 1,046 |
| Toowoomba Christian College, Highfields | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 810 | 1,066 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Bluff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32619/spring-bluff/topic/education