57.1% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 76.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springfield Central · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Springfield Central
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap exists between the local qualification rates and the national average in Springfield Central. While 18.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The area's educational profile is marked by a strong proportion of residents who have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.1% of residents have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springfield Central, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a higher rate of university degrees than most similar places, though at 18.7% it remains well below the state and national figures. Certificates III and IV are the most common qualification, held by 30.2% of adults.
18.7% ▲ +103.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 Central, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 15.5%, followed by health and society and culture, which both sit at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Springfield Central has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
1,010
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 75% 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 Central
13 schools — 13,129 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 784 | 1,125 |
| Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 960 | 1,005 |
| Springfield Central State High School, Springfield Central | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 1,998 | 1,030 |
| Springfield Central State School, Springfield Central | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,005 | 1,059 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Springfield Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 527 | 1,068 |
| Spring Mountain State School, Spring Mountain | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 939 | 1,089 |
| The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,124 | 1,109 |
| Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield Lakes | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,124 | 1,025 |
| Hymba Yumba Independent School, Springfield | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 224 | 760 |
| Woodcrest State College, Springfield | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,709 | 971 |
| St Augustine's College, Augustine Heights | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,555 | 1,056 |
| Woogaroo Creek State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 157 | 953 |
| Augusta State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 1,023 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springfield Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32629/springfield-central/topic/education