80.2% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coorparoo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coorparoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge leap in academic achievement has defined Coorparoo since 2011, with a growing number of residents holding university degrees. Almost half of all adults now have a bachelor's degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 80.2% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coorparoo, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 46.0%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This level of qualification has grown by 9.3 percentage points over the last decade.
46.0% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 46.0%
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 Coorparoo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by health at 13.7% and society and culture at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coorparoo has a large number of schools with nearly 8,000 total enrolments. The area's schools have an average advantage score of 1,086, which is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.04
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 88% 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).
7,987
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
998
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,086
Higher than 78% 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 Coorparoo
52 schools — 33,822 students, average ICSEA 1,107.
By sector: Government 31 · Catholic 19 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 33 · Combined 11 · Secondary 8
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 111 | 970 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 251 | 1,000 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coorparoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021053/coorparoo/topic/education