55.4% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thorneside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thorneside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school advantage score of 1,057 marks Thorneside as an area where students generally have more resources and support than most other places. While many adults here hold a university degree or a trade certificate, the overall rate of completing Year 12 is lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thorneside, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in five adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas, though still well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.0% of residents.
20.0% ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
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 Thorneside, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thorneside has 13 schools within 3km, and while these are much larger than most other areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
1.34
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
567
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,057
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thorneside
13 schools — 7,373 students, average ICSEA 1,057.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| South East Brisbane Steiner School, Thorneside | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 30 | 1,037 |
| Birkdale State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 462 | 1,002 |
| Lota State School, Lota | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 244 | 1,061 |
| Moreton Bay Boys' College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 568 | 1,125 |
| Manly West State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 232 | 992 |
| Birkdale South State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 407 | 993 |
| Wellington Point State High School, Wellington Point | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 767 | 984 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 452 | 1,096 |
| Manly State School, Manly | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 691 | 1,105 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Birkdale | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 557 | 1,071 |
| Redlands College, Wellington Point | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,443 | 1,100 |
| Wynnum State High School, Wynnum | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,109 | 1,035 |
| Wellington Point State School, Wellington Point | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 411 | 1,033 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thorneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32814/thorneside/topic/education