41.2% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Veradilla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Veradilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have shifted in Veradilla, though the area remains far below state and national trends for school and university completion. Only 9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 41.2% of residents finishing their final year. This is 18 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Veradilla, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (29%) and Year 10 (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.1% of residents. This helps explain why the share of adults with a university degree is so much lower than in Queensland.
9.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Veradilla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Postgraduate degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with a qualification are most likely to have studied Engineering (21.6%) or Architecture and building (13.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km of the area, both of which are government-run. These schools are much smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of 50 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
50
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Veradilla
2 schools — 99 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Grantham State School, Grantham | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 73 | 925 |
| Ma Ma Creek State School, Ma Ma Creek | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 26 | 967 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Veradilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32934/veradilla/topic/education