70.8% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coopers Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Coopers Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Coopers Plains. Most residents have finished Year 12, and about 36% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels have risen 13 points since 2011, with 70.8% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coopers Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has climbed to 35.9%, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common high-level qualification is a bachelor degree at 33%.
35.9% ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 35.9%
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 Coopers Plains, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in management and commerce (23.0%) or engineering and related fields (14.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government primary school. While there is only one school locally, there are 28 schools within a 3 km radius.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.15
Lower than 80% 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).
211
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
211
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 71% 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 Coopers Plains
28 schools — 14,040 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 211 | 972 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 260 | 710 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 180 | 882 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 121 | 936 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 312 | 930 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 641 | 963 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 69 | 963 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 124 | 872 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 181 | 1,066 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coopers Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041067/coopers-plains/topic/education