49.8% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Redcliffe · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Redcliffe
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Redcliffe have finished school and earned degrees than they did a decade ago. While 49.8% of residents have completed Year 12, this is well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates have risen 11 points since 2011 to reach 49.8%, though this remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Redcliffe, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. This proportion has risen 6.1 points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.8%.
17.0% ▲ +56.4%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 Redcliffe, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 17.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Redcliffe has 12 schools within 3km, a number smaller than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with two-thirds being government-run.
1.55
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 81% 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).
7,027
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
586
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Redcliffe
12 schools — 7,027 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough | Independent | Secondary | 15.7 km | 286 | 1,026 |
| Redcliffe Special School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 15.7 km | 89 | 957 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Scarborough | Catholic | Combined | 15.8 km | 1,653 | 1,041 |
| Scarborough State School, Scarborough | Government | Primary | 15.9 km | 776 | 1,015 |
| Redcliffe State High School, Redcliffe | Government | Secondary | 16.0 km | 1,444 | 1,004 |
| Edu Space Redcliffe, Redcliffe | Independent | Secondary | 16.2 km | 30 | 883 |
| Humpybong State School, Margate | Government | Primary | 16.9 km | 565 | 974 |
| Woody Point Special School, Woody Point | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 129 | 985 |
| Kippa-Ring State School, Kippa-Ring | Government | Primary | 18.5 km | 274 | 899 |
| Clontarf Beach State High School, Clontarf | Government | Secondary | 18.8 km | 877 | 948 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School, Clontarf | Independent | Primary | 19.0 km | 479 | 1,090 |
| Clontarf Beach State School, Clontarf | Government | Primary | 19.7 km | 425 | 969 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30071/redcliffe/topic/education