58.3% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Wheatvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Wheatvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 4 percentage points separates Upper Wheatvale from the national figure for bachelor degrees. While 58.3% of residents have finished Year 12, about 22.2% of adults hold a university degree or higher. This level of qualification is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is a strong point here, with 58.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Wheatvale, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is more common than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
22.2% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 Wheatvale, Bachelor degree is the majority at 62%; Certificate III / IV is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with 26.1% in engineering and related areas, while health and education each account for 17.4% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than most schools in similar areas and has a lower advantage score.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
37
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% 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 Wheatvale
1 school — 37 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Wheatvale State School, Wheatvale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 37 | 958 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32920/upper-wheatvale/topic/education