72.3% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 68.7%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carina Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Carina Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold high-level qualifications in Carina Heights than in most similar areas. The area has seen a strong trend toward higher learning, with a typical resident far more likely to have finished Year 12 than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has jumped 12 points since 2011, with 72.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carina Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
High-level education is common here, as 35.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and rose 11 points over the last decade.
35.4% ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 35.4%
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 Carina Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.7%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 29 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 68% of similar areas.
29
Higher than 68% 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 Carina Heights
29 schools — 18,864 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 9 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 20 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 111 | 970 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Belmont State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 873 | 1,129 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carina Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303011050/carina-heights/topic/education