44.3% ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Waterford West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Waterford West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Waterford West have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. These results reflect a community where few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 22.1% of the population left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Waterford West, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national rate of 26.3%. Most people hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 35.7% of qualifications.
9.2% ▲ +71.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 Waterford West, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up the majority at 63.2%.
1.37
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
957
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Waterford West
19 schools — 18,183 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 755 | 918 |
| Marsden State High School, Waterford West | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 3,857 | 943 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 532 | 955 |
| Marsden State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,411 | 929 |
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 660 | 970 |
| Loganlea State High School, Loganlea | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 928 | 930 |
| Canterbury College, Waterford | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,502 | 1,076 |
| The Centre Education Programme, Kingston | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 122 | 864 |
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 353 | 1,043 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 866 | 901 |
| Crestmead State School, Crestmead | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 1,279 | 925 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Burrowes State School, Marsden | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 890 | 925 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 512 | 887 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 346 | 908 |
| St Francis College, Crestmead | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 843 | 989 |
| Ohana College, Meadowbrook | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 237 | 964 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 636 | 993 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 776 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Waterford West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33005/waterford-west/topic/education