73.1% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Gravatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Mount Gravatt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 73% of residents in Mount Gravatt have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where the number of adults with a university degree has climbed steadily over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher here than in most areas, with 73.1% of people finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 10 percentage points since 2011 and sits far above the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Gravatt, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in Mount Gravatt, where 37.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3% and has grown by nearly 10 percentage points since 2011.
37.2% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 37.2%
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 Mount Gravatt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools and a total of 2,147 enrolments. While the typical school advantage score is much higher than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other places.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.73
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
Higher than 80% 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).
2,147
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
429
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 76% 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 Mount Gravatt
39 schools — 29,347 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 11 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 7 · Combined 7
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 111 | 970 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Belmont State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 873 | 1,129 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 166 | 1,093 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031063/mount-gravatt/topic/education