57.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.6%
- 2021: 57.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Flagstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Flagstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold high-level qualifications in Upper Flagstone than in most similar areas. A quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland figure. This educational standing is reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than those in most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Flagstone, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 25.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average, while Certificate III and IV are the most common qualifications at 38%.
25.5% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 Upper Flagstone, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 25.9%, followed by society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
587
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Flagstone
3 schools — 1,761 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Gabbinbar State School, Centenary Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 356 | 1,010 |
| Middle Ridge State School, Middle Ridge | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 735 | 1,044 |
| Highlands Christian College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 6.1 km | 670 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Flagstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32907/upper-flagstone/topic/education