44.6% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Woodlands hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland average. While few residents finished high school compared to the rest of the country, the area has a notably high proportion of university-qualified adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 29% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodlands, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most similar places, with 28% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland rate of 21.9%.
28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 Woodlands, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications are most often trained in health (22.8%) and society and culture (17.5%), followed by management and commerce at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are larger than average, though they have a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
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).
513
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodlands
2 schools — 1,025 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Lockyer District State High School, Gatton | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 950 | 941 |
| Tent Hill Lower State School, Lower Tenthill | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 75 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33135/woodlands/topic/education