41.9% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woodridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woodridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Woodridge have completed high school or university than the state or national figures. Only 41.9% of people finished Year 12, and just 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This represents a significant gap in formal qualifications compared to the wider community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Many residents left school earlier, with 19% finishing at Year 10 and 18.7% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woodridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 8.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.1% of people.
8.7% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.7%
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 Woodridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.3%, followed closely by society and culture at 14.2%. Engineering and related fields account for 11.7% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Woodridge has some of the largest schools at this level, with an average size of 774 students. While there are 26 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
1.00
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
Higher than 88% 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).
774
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woodridge
26 schools — 20,133 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Woodridge North State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 496 | 884 |
| St Paul's School, Woodridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 346 | 935 |
| Harris Fields State School, Woodridge | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 506 | 889 |
| Woodridge State School, Logan Central | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 733 | 884 |
| Logan City Special School, Logan Central | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 381 | 963 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,712 | 1,057 |
| Woodridge State High School, Logan Central | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,088 | 856 |
| Kuraby State School, Kuraby | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 359 | 998 |
| Mabel Park State High School, Slacks Creek | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,814 | 916 |
| Mabel Park State School, Slacks Creek | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 718 | 885 |
| Berrinba East State School, Berrinba | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 398 | 875 |
| Springwood Central State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 252 | 984 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 88 | 1,008 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 607 | 1,028 |
| Springwood Road State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 435 | 1,009 |
| Kingston State School, Kingston | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 512 | 887 |
| Springwood State High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 577 | 991 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Logan, Kingston | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 346 | 908 |
| Groves Christian College, Kingston | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,678 | 977 |
| Calvary Christian College, Springwood | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 952 | 1,069 |
| Eight Mile Plains State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 324 | 1,023 |
| Kingston State College, Kingston | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 866 | 901 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 553 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woodridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33138/woodridge/topic/education