65.3% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chermside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Chermside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Stronger schooling and higher degrees make Chermside a well-educated hub compared to most areas. A significant 65.3% of residents have finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is a growing trend, with completion rates rising by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chermside, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland average. This high level of qualification has grown by 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
29.2% ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 Chermside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by health and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 34 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 75% of similar areas.
34
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
Schools serving Chermside
34 schools — 21,703 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 398 | 985 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Craigslea State School, Chermside West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 599 | 1,070 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| Craigslea State High School, Chermside West | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,236 | 1,070 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 647 | 1,105 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 103 | 1,009 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 105 | 890 |
| Aspley State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 690 | 1,107 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 81 | 913 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 246 | 995 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| Stafford Heights State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 303 | 986 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| Northside Christian College, Everton Park | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,245 | 1,145 |
| Everton Park State High School, Everton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 482 | 1,001 |
Sources
More for Chermside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021028/chermside/topic/education