79.8% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Annerley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Annerley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Annerley hold university degrees than the national average, creating a highly educated profile. Nearly half of the adult population has a bachelor degree or higher, and almost 80% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 79.8%, a figure that has risen nearly 10 points since 2011. This is far above the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Annerley, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A staggering 46.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%. This level of qualification has climbed 12 points since 2011.
46.4% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 Annerley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,077, which is much higher than most areas. While there are only 3 schools in the area, residents have access to 38 schools within a 3 km radius.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.97
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
880
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
293
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Annerley
38 schools — 28,728 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 13 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 9 · Combined 8
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 35 | — |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 384 | 964 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 69 | 963 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Annerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021052/annerley/topic/education