62.8% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Thornlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Thornlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Stronger school completion rates have become a hallmark of Thornlands since the last census. More than 62% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of basic schooling supports a community where one in five adults holds a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher here than in most areas. About 62.8% of people completed Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Thornlands, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
While 20% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is a little below the state average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of residents.
20.0% ▲ +42.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 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 Thornlands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce (21.4%) or engineering (16.9%), followed by society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Thornlands has 15 schools within 3km, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with a typical size of 772 students and a higher than average advantage score.
0.97
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
772
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,033
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Thornlands
15 schools — 11,576 students, average ICSEA 1,033.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 809 | 1,008 |
| Carmel College, Thornlands | Catholic | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,220 | 1,045 |
| Redland District Special School, Thornlands | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 236 | 1,004 |
| Thornlands State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 800 | 1,042 |
| Sheldon College, Sheldon | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,481 | 1,124 |
| Faith Lutheran College - Redlands, Victoria Point | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,102 | 1,055 |
| Victoria Point State School, Victoria Point | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 389 | 960 |
| Victoria Point State High School, Victoria Point | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,111 | 965 |
| St Rita's Primary School, Victoria Point | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 388 | 1,039 |
| Cleveland District State High School, Cleveland | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 2,302 | 1,026 |
| Hilliard State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 560 | 1,015 |
| Cleveland State School, Cleveland | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 516 | 1,009 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Cleveland | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 166 | 1,057 |
| The Industry School - Redlands, Cleveland | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 196 | 1,042 |
| Vienna Woods State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 300 | 971 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Thornlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32815/thornlands/topic/education