76.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Spring Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Spring Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school and university completion rates have climbed steadily in Spring Hill since 2011. Nearly half of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, and 76.5% of residents have finished Year 12. This makes the area far more qualified than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 76.5% of residents completing it. This figure is far above the 57.1% seen in Queensland and has risen by 7.9 percentage points over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Spring Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common in Spring Hill, where 46.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3% and has grown by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
46.5% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 Spring Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications in the area are in management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 12.4% and engineering at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Spring Hill is home to 7 schools with 7,156 enrolments, which is among the largest for areas of this type. Most of these schools are independent (57.1%) and are either secondary or combined primary and secondary institutions.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
13.16
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
Higher than 79% 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).
7,156
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,022
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,160
Higher than 99% 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 Spring Hill
38 schools — 31,119 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 12 · Independent 11
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 13 · Secondary 10
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.3 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.4 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 980 | 978 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 104 | 943 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | — | — |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Spring Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011111/spring-hill/topic/education