48.4% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wellcamp · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wellcamp
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Wellcamp finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 48.4% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as the area also has a much lower share of university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.8% national figure. About 21.2% of people here stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wellcamp, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.3% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +68.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Wellcamp, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 27.1%. Other notable qualifications include management and commerce at 9.0% and health at 7.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wellcamp has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with four schools within 3 km. The local schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors.
27.78
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
299
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
997
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wellcamp
4 schools — 1,194 students, average ICSEA 997.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Wellcamp State School, Wellcamp | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 47 | 939 |
| Glenvale Christian School, Glenvale | Independent | Primary | 7.5 km | 127 | 1,037 |
| Glenvale State School, Glenvale | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 658 | 971 |
| Darling Downs Adventist College, Toowoomba | Independent | Combined | 8.1 km | 362 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wellcamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33024/wellcamp/topic/education