79.5% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stretton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stretton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Stretton hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of academic achievement is matched by strong school results, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 79.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stretton, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified at this level, with 39.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and the Australian average of 26.3%.
39.6% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 39.6%
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 Stretton, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 30.1%, followed by health at 13.8% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Stretton has 18 schools within 3km, and while it has a much lower number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, the schools tend to be larger than average.
1.07
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
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).
962
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,028
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Stretton
18 schools — 17,321 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| Stretton State College, Stretton | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 3,578 | 1,068 |
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 252 | 992 |
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,712 | 1,057 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 88 | 1,008 |
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Kuraby State School, Kuraby | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 359 | 998 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 838 | 973 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 496 | 884 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 398 | 875 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 586 | 955 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stretton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32681/stretton/topic/education