67.5% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 67.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stratford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stratford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees than average make Stratford a well-qualified place to live. Over a third of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the state figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a standout feature here, with 67.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stratford, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 33.7% of adults, which is well above the national figure. This high level of education is reflected in the breakdown, where a bachelor degree is the most common top qualification at 27.2%.
33.7% ▲ +38.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Stratford splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several professional fields, with Health (15.9%) and Society and Culture (14.5%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 547 students. There are six schools within 3km, most of which are government-run primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
547
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,024
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stratford
6 schools — 3,283 students, average ICSEA 1,024.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1
| Freshwater State School, Freshwater | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 594 | 1,064 |
| Freshwater Christian College, Brinsmead | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 562 | 1,041 |
| Machans Beach State School, Machans Beach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 135 | 944 |
| Edge Hill State School, Edge Hill | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 864 | 1,016 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School, Cairns North | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 354 | 1,091 |
| Whitfield State School, Whitfield | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 774 | 974 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32676/stratford/topic/education