34.7% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lockyer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lockyer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.7% of people in Lockyer finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher learning, with very few residents holding university degrees. The area's education profile is shaped by a high proportion of people who left school early or hold vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below both the state and national figures, sitting at 34.7%. In a typical home, about 27.2% of adults only reached Year 10, and 15.6% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lockyer, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, vocational training is more common, with 36% of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
7.6% ▲ +52.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Lockyer, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in society and culture at 16.3%, followed by management and commerce at 11.5% and engineering at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lockyer has more schools per child than most areas, with nine schools within 3km. These schools are generally larger than usual, and two-thirds are government run.
7.75
Higher than 70% 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).
422
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lockyer
9 schools — 3,802 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Parklands School, Albany | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 112 | 1,063 |
| Mount Lockyer Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 599 | 926 |
| John Calvin School (Albany), Albany | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 169 | 1,000 |
| Yakamia Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 437 | 968 |
| North Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 881 | 959 |
| Albany Secondary Education Support Centre, Albany | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 60 | 944 |
| Bethel Christian School, Albany | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 318 | 1,019 |
| Albany Primary School, Albany | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 396 | 1,024 |
| Albany Senior High School, Albany | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 830 | 995 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lockyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50858/lockyer/topic/education