65.0% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 81.0%
- 2016: 83.4%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Jordan · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Jordan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Jordan have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, with 65% completing their schooling. However, the area has seen a sharp decline in academic attainment, as the share of adults with a university degree has fallen by 22 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 65%, though this is 16 points lower than it was in 2011. Most residents finished their schooling at Year 12, while 18.1% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Jordan, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification here, held by 33.7% of adults.
21.4% ▼ -50.3%
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 Jordan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.2%. Other common areas of study include society and culture and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Jordan has some of the largest schools and highest enrolments for its level, with 16,434 students. While government schools make up 64.7% of the sector, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas.
0.96
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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).
16,434
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
967
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Jordan
17 schools — 16,434 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Springfield Central State School, Springfield Central | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 1,005 | 1,059 |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School, Springfield Lakes | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 527 | 1,068 |
| Springfield Central State High School, Springfield Central | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 1,998 | 1,030 |
| St Peters Lutheran College Springfield, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 784 | 1,125 |
| Spring Mountain State School, Spring Mountain | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 939 | 1,089 |
| Mastery Schools Australia - Springfield Central Campus, Springfield Central | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 960 | 1,005 |
| The Springfield Anglican College, Springfield | Independent | Secondary | 7.4 km | 1,124 | 1,109 |
| Greenbank State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 859 | 1,001 |
| Springfield Lakes State School, Springfield Lakes | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 1,124 | 1,025 |
| Hymba Yumba Independent School, Springfield | Independent | Combined | 8.2 km | 224 | 760 |
| Woogaroo Creek State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 157 | 953 |
| Woodcrest State College, Springfield | Government | Combined | 9.0 km | 1,709 | 971 |
| St Augustine's College, Augustine Heights | Catholic | Combined | 9.1 km | 1,555 | 1,056 |
| Flagstone State Community College, Flagstone | Government | Secondary | 9.1 km | 861 | 954 |
| Flagstone State School, Flagstone | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 906 | 950 |
| Augusta State School, Augustine Heights | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 1,023 | 1,036 |
| Camira State School, Camira | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 679 | 983 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Jordan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30039/jordan/topic/education