66.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.8%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Springfield have finished high school than the state or national average. While 66.7% of residents completed Year 12, the area's higher-level university degrees remain well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher than most areas here. At 66.7%, this is well above the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springfield, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common than in most of Australia, with 20.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
20.8% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 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 Springfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Springfield are most common in management and commerce, at 22.4%. Other frequent fields of study include engineering and related fields at 14.8% and society and culture at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools in the area are among the largest of their kind and have a higher advantage score than most areas. There are 19 schools within 3km, though this is only 1.63 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
1.63
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
992
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Springfield
19 schools — 18,848 students, average ICSEA 1,013.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Woodcrest State College, Springfield | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,709 | 971 |
| Hymba Yumba Independent School, Springfield | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 224 | 760 |
| The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,124 | 1,109 |
| St Augustine's College, Augustine Heights | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 1,555 | 1,056 |
| Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 1,124 | 1,025 |
| Bellbird Park State Secondary College, Bellbird Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,795 | 950 |
| Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 960 | 1,005 |
| Augusta State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,023 | 1,036 |
| Bellbird Park State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 361 | 983 |
| St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 784 | 1,125 |
| Camira State School, Camira | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 679 | 983 |
| Springfield Central State High School, Springfield Central | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,998 | 1,030 |
| Redbank Plains State High School, Redbank Plains | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,539 | 933 |
| Spring Mountain State School, Spring Mountain | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 939 | 1,089 |
| Kruger State School, Bellbird Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 673 | 937 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Springfield Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 527 | 1,068 |
| Springfield Central State School, Springfield Central | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,005 | 1,059 |
| Goodna Special School, Goodna | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 359 | 982 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Goodna | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 470 | 989 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32627/springfield/topic/education