51.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macalister · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Macalister
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower rates of higher education than most similar areas mark Macalister, where only 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While schooling levels have improved over the last decade, the area still sits well below both state and national figures for school and university completions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (51.1%) have completed Year 12, which is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This result reflects a positive trend, as Year 12 completion rose 8.8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macalister, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far below the Australian figure, with only 13.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.1% of residents.
13.3% ▲ +68.9%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Macalister, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Macalister has an average school size of 722 students, which is much higher than most areas. However, there are only 1.26 schools per 1,000 children, a figure that is much lower than most similar places.
1.26
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 64% 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).
11,559
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
722
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macalister
16 schools — 11,559 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Eagleby South State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 471 | 901 |
| Eagleby State School, Eagleby | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 527 | 921 |
| Beenleigh State High School, Beenleigh | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,358 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School, Beenleigh | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 518 | 1,018 |
| Trinity College, Beenleigh | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 954 | 1,018 |
| Beenleigh State School, Beenleigh | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 433 | 931 |
| Mount Warren Park State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 477 | 965 |
| Beenleigh Special School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 381 | 973 |
| Kimberley College, Carbrook | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 745 | 1,058 |
| Carbrook State School, Carbrook | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 333 | 1,008 |
| Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre, Carbrook | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 40 | 958 |
| Windaroo State School, Mount Warren Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 851 | 987 |
| Chisholm Catholic College, Cornubia | Catholic | Secondary | 4.1 km | 932 | 1,043 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 776 | 968 |
| St Matthew's School, Cornubia | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 561 | 1,055 |
| Windaroo Valley State High School, Bahrs Scrub | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,202 | 972 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macalister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30046/macalister/topic/education