59.3% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taigum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taigum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of residents in Taigum have finished Year 12, a figure much higher than in most similar areas. This creates a well-educated profile for the suburb, where people are more likely to hold university degrees than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taigum, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 24.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. While this is a little above the state average, it sits a little below the national figure.
24.1% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Taigum splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by society and culture and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 24 schools within 3 km, though there are only 0.75 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are generally much larger than those in most similar areas.
0.75
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
530
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Taigum
24 schools — 12,717 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 7 · Combined 1
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 446 | 962 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 304 | 968 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 81 | 913 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 105 | 890 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 647 | 1,105 |
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 387 | 1,057 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| Norris Road State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 588 | 1,012 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| Bracken Ridge State High School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 626 | 981 |
| Nashville State School, Brighton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 331 | 1,058 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 344 | 1,122 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 150 | 1,029 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32717/taigum/topic/education