65.0% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Springwood · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Springwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 65% of residents in Springwood have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of school completion is matched by a diverse range of professional qualifications, with nearly a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than most areas, at 65.0%, and this figure has risen by 3.8 points since 2011. This is well above the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Springwood, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a little below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.8% of residents.
23.9% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Springwood, 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.
Qualifications in Springwood are led by management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.9%. Society and culture is the third most common field at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are larger than most areas, with an average size of 758 students. While the average school advantage score is higher than most, there are only 1.28 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than other areas.
1.28
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% 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).
10,611
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
758
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Springwood
14 schools — 10,611 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Kimberley Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 667 | 1,034 |
| John Paul College, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 2,235 | 1,117 |
| Calvary Christian College, Springwood | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 952 | 1,069 |
| St Edward the Confessor School, Daisy Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 542 | 1,068 |
| Daisy Hill State School, Daisy Hill | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 241 | 940 |
| Mount Cotton State School, Mount Cotton | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 605 | 1,047 |
| Springwood State High School, Springwood | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 577 | 991 |
| Chatswood Hills State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 607 | 1,028 |
| Shailer Park State School, Shailer Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 447 | 994 |
| Shailer Park State High School, Shailer Park | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 958 | 998 |
| Faith Christian School of Distance Education - Daisy Hill Campus, Daisy Hill | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,615 | 1,019 |
| Springwood Central State School, Springwood | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 252 | 984 |
| Springwood Road State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 435 | 1,009 |
| Rochedale South State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 478 | 1,028 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30079/springwood/topic/education