40.7% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.2%
- 2016: 68.3%
- 2021: 40.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southern Downs · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Southern Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A sharp drop in school and university completion has shifted the educational landscape in Southern Downs since 2011. Far fewer people are finishing Year 12 and earning degrees compared to a decade ago, leaving the area well below state and national levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is a significant decline from 2011, when 63.2% of people had completed their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southern Downs, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than in most areas, with only 11.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and represents a 17 point fall since 2011.
11.8% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Southern Downs, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 14%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The region has a high number of schools relative to its children, with 5.5 schools per 1,000 students. Most of these are government primary schools, and the typical school size is small, averaging 156 students.
5.50
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
49
Higher than 89% 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).
7,656
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
156
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Southern Downs
49 schools — 7,656 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 12 · Secondary 4
| Yelarbon State School, Yelarbon | Government | Primary | 27.3 km | 19 | 861 |
| Kindon State School, Kindon | Government | Primary | 28.2 km | 6 | — |
| Inglewood State School, Inglewood | Government | Combined | 37.5 km | 128 | 906 |
| St Maria Goretti School, Inglewood | Catholic | Primary | 37.7 km | 37 | 913 |
| Border Rivers Christian College, Goondiwindi | Independent | Combined | 45.2 km | 91 | 1,017 |
| Goondiwindi State School, Goondiwindi | Government | Primary | 45.6 km | 424 | 927 |
| St Mary's School, Goondiwindi | Catholic | Combined | 45.7 km | 385 | 1,043 |
| Goondiwindi State High School, Goondiwindi | Government | Secondary | 46.0 km | 453 | 917 |
| Texas P-10 State School, Texas | Government | Combined | 73.6 km | 141 | 874 |
| Millmerran State School, Millmerran | Government | Combined | 74.6 km | 239 | 928 |
| St Joseph's School, Millmerran | Catholic | Primary | 75.4 km | 82 | 972 |
| Karara State School, Karara | Government | Primary | 85.3 km | 12 | — |
| Kioma State School, Kioma | Government | Primary | 90.3 km | 16 | 887 |
| Leyburn State School, Leyburn | Government | Primary | 92.6 km | 23 | 894 |
| Cecil Plains State School, Cecil Plains | Government | Combined | 101.0 km | 39 | 851 |
| Amiens State School, Amiens | Government | Primary | 112.1 km | 20 | 940 |
| Greenlands State School, Greenlands | Government | Primary | 115.5 km | 66 | 1,005 |
| Wheatvale State School, Wheatvale | Government | Primary | 116.4 km | 37 | 958 |
| Pozieres State School, Pozieres | Government | Primary | 117.2 km | 22 | 1,003 |
| Broadwater State School, Broadwater | Government | Primary | 120.1 km | 21 | 878 |
| Talwood State School, North Talwood | Government | Primary | 122.1 km | 19 | 880 |
| Thulimbah State School, Thulimbah | Government | Primary | 122.4 km | 21 | 904 |
| Ballandean State School, Ballandean | Government | Primary | 122.4 km | 60 | 992 |
| Glen Aplin State School, Glen Aplin | Government | Primary | 122.6 km | 31 | 901 |
| Severnlea State School, Severnlea | Government | Primary | 124.5 km | 29 | 962 |
| Stanthorpe State High School, Stanthorpe | Government | Secondary | 124.8 km | 523 | 957 |
| Stanthorpe State School, Stanthorpe | Government | Primary | 125.1 km | 275 | 939 |
| The Summit State School, The Summit | Government | Primary | 125.1 km | 15 | 967 |
| Dalveen State School, Dalveen | Government | Primary | 125.2 km | 17 | 907 |
| St Joseph's School, Stanthorpe | Catholic | Combined | 125.6 km | 492 | 1,017 |
| Applethorpe State School, Applethorpe | Government | Primary | 126.0 km | 79 | 952 |
| Warwick West State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 128.7 km | 530 | 949 |
| St Patrick's School, Allora | Catholic | Primary | 128.9 km | 84 | 1,014 |
| Allora P-10 State School, Allora | Government | Combined | 129.7 km | 211 | 951 |
| Assumption College, Warwick | Catholic | Secondary | 130.0 km | 444 | 994 |
| Warwick Central State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 130.2 km | 155 | 863 |
| St Mary's School, Warwick | Catholic | Primary | 130.3 km | 321 | 1,002 |
| Glennie Heights State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 130.4 km | 139 | 860 |
| Warwick State High School, Warwick | Government | Secondary | 130.7 km | 702 | 920 |
| Warwick Christian College, Warwick | Independent | Combined | 130.7 km | 183 | 971 |
| Warwick East State School, Warwick | Government | Primary | 131.1 km | 237 | 923 |
| The SCOTS PGC College, Warwick | Independent | Combined | 131.8 km | 470 | 1,008 |
| The School of Total Education, Warwick | Independent | Combined | 131.8 km | 122 | 985 |
| Wallangarra State School, Wallangarra | Government | Primary | 136.2 km | 23 | 912 |
| Murray's Bridge State School, Murrays Bridge | Government | Primary | 138.3 km | 12 | 1,003 |
| Freestone State School, Freestone | Government | Primary | 142.0 km | 24 | 979 |
| Yangan State School, Yangan | Government | Primary | 148.6 km | 40 | 966 |
| Maryvale State School, Maryvale | Government | Primary | 153.4 km | 6 | 923 |
| Killarney P-10 State School, Killarney | Government | Combined | 155.8 km | 131 | 946 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southern Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30077/southern-downs/topic/education