49.3% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Woody Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Woody Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Woody Point finished Year 12 compared to the national figure, with only 49.3% doing so. Despite this gap, the area has a higher proportion of university degrees and certificates than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the population finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 26.9% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Woody Point, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 33.4% of adults.
19.9% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 Woody Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. While the average school size of 479 is higher than most, there are only 1.83 schools per 1,000 children.
1.83
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
479
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Woody Point
9 schools — 4,312 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 129 | 985 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 479 | 1,090 |
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 565 | 974 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 877 | 948 |
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 425 | 969 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 30 | 883 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 274 | 899 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 89 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Woody Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33141/woody-point/topic/education