47.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Scenic Rim · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Scenic Rim
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification rates than most similar areas mark the educational landscape of Scenic Rim. Only 47.7% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland figure, with only 47.7% of people finishing their final year. This is a downward trend from 2011, and about 26.3% of residents had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Scenic Rim, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure. This rate has fallen since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 37.5%.
14.1% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 Scenic Rim, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification in the area are Engineering and related subjects at 16.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.9% and Society and culture at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3.08 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than average with 256 students. Most of the 7,941 enrolments are in government primary schools.
3.08
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 78% 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).
7,941
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
256
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Scenic Rim
31 schools — 7,941 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| The Kooralbyn International School, Kooralbyn | Independent | Combined | 11.1 km | 475 | 981 |
| Boonah State High School, Boonah | Government | Secondary | 11.5 km | 599 | 984 |
| All Saints' School, Boonah | Catholic | Primary | 11.9 km | 137 | 1,018 |
| Boonah State School, Boonah | Government | Primary | 12.3 km | 104 | 948 |
| Roadvale State School, Roadvale | Government | Primary | 13.0 km | 38 | 977 |
| Tamrookum State School, Tamrookum | Government | Primary | 16.4 km | 130 | 973 |
| St Mary's School, Beaudesert | Catholic | Primary | 18.2 km | 414 | 1,014 |
| Gleneagle State School, Gleneagle | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 222 | 929 |
| Beaudesert State High School, Beaudesert | Government | Secondary | 18.9 km | 1,257 | 942 |
| Kalbar State School, Kalbar | Government | Primary | 18.9 km | 274 | 1,016 |
| Beaudesert State School, Beaudesert | Government | Primary | 19.2 km | 533 | 917 |
| McAuley College, Beaudesert | Catholic | Secondary | 19.9 km | 363 | 1,016 |
| Woodhill State School, Woodhill | Government | Primary | 20.0 km | 166 | 959 |
| Maroon State School, Maroon | Government | Primary | 21.7 km | 11 | 975 |
| Veresdale Scrub State School, Veresdale Scrub | Government | Primary | 22.3 km | 72 | 975 |
| Mount Alford State School, Mount Alford | Government | Primary | 22.4 km | 37 | 982 |
| Harrisville State School, Harrisville | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 41 | 964 |
| Rathdowney State School, Rathdowney | Government | Primary | 25.0 km | 58 | 950 |
| Peak Crossing State School, Peak Crossing | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 174 | 981 |
| Aratula State School, Aratula | Government | Primary | 25.9 km | 51 | 969 |
| Warrill View State School, Warrill View | Government | Primary | 26.8 km | 24 | 963 |
| Mutdapilly State School, Mutdapilly | Government | Primary | 29.3 km | 17 | 990 |
| Hillview State School, Hillview | Government | Primary | 30.9 km | 8 | 1,045 |
| Darlington State School, Darlington | Government | Primary | 32.7 km | 22 | 1,023 |
| Canungra State School, Canungra | Government | Primary | 35.0 km | 384 | 1,012 |
| Tamborine Mountain College, North Tamborine | Independent | Combined | 37.1 km | 546 | 1,073 |
| Tamborine Mountain State High School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Secondary | 38.3 km | 943 | 1,039 |
| St Bernard State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 38.6 km | 117 | 1,039 |
| Tamborine Mountain State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 39.3 km | 564 | 1,054 |
| Beechmont State School, Beechmont | Government | Primary | 39.9 km | 120 | 1,042 |
| Grandchester State School, Grandchester | Government | Primary | 49.7 km | 40 | 935 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Scenic Rim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30075/scenic-rim/topic/education