60.8% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Moncrieff · Federal Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Moncrieff
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of people in Moncrieff have finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed 10 points since 2011. This makes it a more educated area than most similar places, with a growing number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 60.8%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and slightly higher than the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Moncrieff, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 23.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and rose by 4.9 points since 2016.
23.9% —
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 19.0%
- 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 →Moncrieff splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21%, followed by society and culture at 11.4% and health at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Schools here are among the largest for this level and have a higher advantage score than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per child than in other places.
1.24
Lower than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Lower than 98% of federal 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).
26,544
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
856
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Moncrieff
31 schools — 26,544 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 19 · Independent 6 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 11 · Combined 6
| Josiah College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 102 | 1,084 |
| Emmanuel College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,686 | 1,139 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
| St Kevin's School, Benowa | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 427 | 1,072 |
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 745 | 1,040 |
| Benowa State School, Benowa | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 894 | 1,089 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| Worongary State School, Worongary | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 508 | 994 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 729 | 1,059 |
| William Duncan State School, Highland Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 580 | 975 |
| Nerang State School, Nerang | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 244 | 979 |
| Nerang State High School, Nerang | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 998 | 970 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| St Michael's College, Merrimac | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 820 | 1,048 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Nerang | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 338 | 1,036 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 598 | 1,035 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 90 | 935 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Merrimac State High School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 930 | 1,029 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 6.5 km | 238 | 993 |
| Broadbeach State School, Broadbeach | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 1,204 | 1,082 |
| Miami State School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 835 | 1,053 |
| Miami State High School, Miami | Government | Secondary | 9.4 km | 1,542 | 1,032 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Moncrieff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED323/moncrieff/topic/education