78.9% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spring Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Spring Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and degrees set Spring Mountain apart from most similar areas. Nearly 79% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8%. This strong educational trend is seen across both school and university achievements.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher proportion of people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia. This figure is 78.9%, which is among the highest at this level and well above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 36.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
36.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Spring Mountain, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by health at 14.9% and engineering at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has larger than average schools with a higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 16 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest at this level.
0.53
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
1,074
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% 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 Mountain
16 schools — 17,179 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Spring Mountain State School, Spring Mountain | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 939 | 1,089 |
| Springfield Central State School, Springfield Central | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,005 | 1,059 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Springfield Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 527 | 1,068 |
| St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 784 | 1,125 |
| Springfield Central State High School, Springfield Central | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,998 | 1,030 |
| Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 960 | 1,005 |
| The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,124 | 1,109 |
| Woogaroo Creek State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 157 | 953 |
| Hymba Yumba Independent School, Springfield | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 224 | 760 |
| Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield Lakes | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 1,124 | 1,025 |
| Staines Memorial College, Redbank Plains | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 716 | 1,006 |
| St Augustine's College, Augustine Heights | Catholic | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,555 | 1,056 |
| Augusta State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 1,023 | 1,036 |
| Redbank Plains State High School, Redbank Plains | Government | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,539 | 933 |
| Woodcrest State College, Springfield | Government | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,709 | 971 |
| Bellbird Park State Secondary College, Bellbird Park | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,795 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32624/spring-mountain/topic/education