49.5% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Summerholm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Summerholm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Summerholm have shifted since 2011, with nearly half of residents now having finished Year 12. This represents a community where a high proportion of people hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.5% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Summerholm, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 43.7% of the population.
11.9% ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Summerholm, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (25%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most likely to have studied engineering and related fields (19.5%) or management and commerce (16.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent providers.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
503
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Summerholm
4 schools — 2,010 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Grandchester State School, Grandchester | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 40 | 935 |
| Laidley State High School, Laidley | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 672 | 923 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Plainland, Plainland | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 848 | 1,014 |
| Sophia College, Plainland | Catholic | Secondary | 8.1 km | 450 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Summerholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32688/summerholm/topic/education