42.0% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stapylton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stapylton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Stapylton, where 40.1% of people hold one. This is a community where fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the wider state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.0% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stapylton, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.0% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
8.0% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Stapylton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in engineering and related fields (18.0%), followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stapylton has more schools within 3km than 83% of similar areas, with 11 options available. Most are government primary schools, though the average school size is among the highest for its level.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
818
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stapylton
11 schools — 8,999 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 381 | 973 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 471 | 901 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 433 | 931 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 851 | 987 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 625 | 1,005 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Ormeau Woods State High School, Ormeau | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,404 | 996 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Eagleby State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 527 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stapylton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32657/stapylton/topic/education