73.4% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 73.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wishart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Wishart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Wishart have finished high school and university than is typical for Queensland or Australia. This gap is clear across the board, with 73.4% of people completing Year 12 and over a third of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, and the 73.4% who finished Year 12 represents a rise of 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wishart, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, with 36.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and has climbed 11 points over the last decade.
36.7% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
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 Wishart, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 25%, followed by engineering at 14.4% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wishart has three schools, which are larger and have much higher advantage scores than most similar areas. However, there are only 1.24 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.24
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 66% 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).
2,207
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
736
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,107
Higher than 85% 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 Wishart
28 schools — 22,261 students, average ICSEA 1,090.
By sector: Government 18 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Rochedale State High School, Rochedale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,547 | 1,034 |
| Rochedale State School, Rochedale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 989 | 1,112 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,111 | 1,147 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Sinai College, Burbank | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 28 | 1,118 |
| Eight Mile Plains State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 324 | 1,023 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 111 | 970 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 4.5 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 838 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wishart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031066/wishart/topic/education