51.5% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stockleigh · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stockleigh
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 13.3% of adults in Stockleigh hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This level of higher education is much lower than in Queensland and across Australia, reflecting a local trend where many residents have finished school without pursuing a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population, 51.5%, finished Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stockleigh, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here, with 42.9% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This explains why the number of people with university degrees is so much lower than the Australian average.
13.3% ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Stockleigh, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 18.6% and engineering at 18.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two schools within 3km, with an even split between government and independent providers. These schools are around the middle size for the region, though they have a lower average advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
283
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
969
Lower 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 Stockleigh
2 schools — 566 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Independent 1 · Government 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Australian Technology and Agricultural College, North Maclean | Independent | Secondary | 4.4 km | 4 | 936 |
| Logan Village State School, Logan Village | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 562 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stockleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32663/stockleigh/topic/education