51.4% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Logan · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Logan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Logan hold university degrees compared to most other areas. While the number of people finishing high school has risen by 11 points since 2011, the area still sits well below the national figure for both school and tertiary completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.4%, have completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is an improvement on 2011, when only 40.5% finished high school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Logan, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.9% of residents.
12.0% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Logan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 17.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 17.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Logan has 13,666 school enrolments, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. However, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas, and the typical school is much larger than usual.
1.27
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
13,666
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
719
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Logan
19 schools — 13,666 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 4 · Combined 4
| Australian Technology and Agricultural College, North Maclean | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 4 | 936 |
| Logan Village State School, Logan Village | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 562 | 969 |
| St Clare's Primary School, Yarrabilba | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 529 | 1,003 |
| Hills International College, Jimboomba | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 768 | 1,036 |
| Yarrabilba State School, Yarrabilba | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 857 | 942 |
| Jimboomba State School, Jimboomba | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 727 | 965 |
| Emmaus College, Jimboomba | Catholic | Combined | 6.3 km | 1,501 | 1,022 |
| San Damiano College, Yarrabilba | Catholic | Secondary | 6.5 km | 396 | 1,002 |
| Yarrabilba State Secondary College, Yarrabilba | Government | Secondary | 6.9 km | 1,090 | 952 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Parklands Christian College, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 7.7 km | 970 | 1,027 |
| Everleigh State School, Greenbank | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 781 | 997 |
| Corymbia State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 8.9 km | 636 | 993 |
| South Rock State School, Yarrabilba | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 496 | 957 |
| Park Ridge State School, Park Ridge | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 584 | 972 |
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 660 | 970 |
| Park Ridge State High School, Park Ridge | Government | Secondary | 9.3 km | 1,696 | 972 |
| Regents Park State School, Regents Park | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 600 | 954 |
| Boronia Heights State School, Boronia Heights | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 565 | 925 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Logan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30044/logan/topic/education