41.5% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Vernor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Vernor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Vernor finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with only 41.5% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the area sees a much lower proportion of university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 34.1% of the population had Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Vernor, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.6% of the population, which is far below the 26.3% national figure. Trade certificates are more common, with 37.9% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Vernor, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.7% and health at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, all of which are government run. These schools are larger than those in most similar areas, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
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 Vernor
3 schools — 1,287 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Fernvale State School, Fernvale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 447 | 974 |
| Lowood State High School, Lowood | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 643 | 915 |
| Lowood State School, Lowood | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 197 | 906 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Vernor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32937/vernor/topic/education