63.6% ▲ +57.0%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pine Rivers · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Pine Rivers
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 63% of Pine Rivers residents have completed Year 12, a figure well above both the Queensland and national averages. This shows a significant jump in schooling levels over the last decade. While higher degrees are less common than across Australia, overall education levels have risen steadily since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 23 points since 2011 to reach 63.6%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pine Rivers, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.3% of the population, which is a little above the state average but well below the Australian figure. This is a steady increase from 11.8% in 2011.
23.3% ▲ +97.7%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 Pine Rivers, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.3% and society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6,672 total school enrolments, and the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 76.9% of the sector.
1.13
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 76% 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).
6,672
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
513
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pine Rivers
13 schools — 6,672 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Mount Samson State School, Mount Samson | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 260 | 1,072 |
| Dayboro State School, Dayboro | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 322 | 1,043 |
| Bray Park State High School, Bray Park | Government | Secondary | 11.9 km | 1,830 | 991 |
| Holy Spirit School, Bray Park | Catholic | Primary | 12.5 km | 484 | 1,031 |
| Strathpine West State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 12.8 km | 419 | 966 |
| Samford State School, Samford Village | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 587 | 1,100 |
| Bray Park State School, Bray Park | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 480 | 973 |
| Pine Rivers Special School, Lawnton | Government | Combined | 13.6 km | 348 | 1,009 |
| YOS Lawnton, Lawnton | Independent | Secondary | 13.8 km | 132 | 915 |
| Samford Valley Steiner School, Wights Mountain | Independent | Combined | 14.3 km | 500 | 1,103 |
| Pine Rivers State High School, Strathpine | Government | Secondary | 14.4 km | 902 | 960 |
| Strathpine State School, Strathpine | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 372 | 976 |
| Mount Nebo State School, Mount Nebo | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 36 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pine Rivers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30069/pine-rivers/topic/education