51.0% ▲ +29.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Veresdale Scrub · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Veresdale Scrub
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Veresdale Scrub, held by 43.4% of adults. This is a place where fewer people have completed high school or university compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Around 51% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. A quarter of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Veresdale Scrub, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. This means Veresdale Scrub has a much lower proportion of university graduates than most areas.
12.0% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Veresdale Scrub, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.7%, followed by Management and Commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar places. All local schools are government primary schools, though they have a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
8.93
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
153
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Veresdale Scrub
3 schools — 460 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Veresdale Scrub State School, Veresdale Scrub | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 72 | 975 |
| Gleneagle State School, Gleneagle | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 222 | 929 |
| Woodhill State School, Woodhill | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 166 | 959 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Veresdale Scrub [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32936/veresdale-scrub/topic/education