80.4% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 77.0%
- 2021: 80.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brookfield - Kenmore Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant rise in university degrees and school completions defines the shift in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills since 2011. Nearly half of all adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as one of the most qualified areas in the region. This trend of high achievement is seen across both university and secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completions are among the highest at this level, with 80.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and rose by 5.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Nearly half of adults (49.0%) have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This high level of qualification has grown steadily, rising 8.9 points since 2011.
49.0% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
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 Brookfield - Kenmore Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21.0%, followed by society and culture at 13.9% and engineering at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools with an average size of 255 students. While these schools have some of the highest advantage scores, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.47
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 60% 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).
509
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
255
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,158
Higher than 98% 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 Brookfield - Kenmore Hills
15 schools — 10,558 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Upper Brookfield State School, Upper Brookfield | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 56 | 1,106 |
| Brookfield State School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 453 | 1,164 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Pullenvale State School, Pullenvale | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 389 | 1,128 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 6.3 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Hilder Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 434 | 1,145 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 9.0 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 9.3 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 9.4 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brookfield - Kenmore Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021087/brookfield-kenmore-hills/topic/education