81.8% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Norman Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Norman Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees are much more common in Norman Park than in most similar areas. Nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen to 81.8% since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure of 58.8%, with 81.8% of residents finishing school. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Norman Park, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 47.3%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This figure has risen by 10 points since 2011.
47.3% ▲ +26.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 47.3%
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 Norman Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Certificate III / IV (16%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.5%, followed by health at 13.5% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which has a school advantage score much higher than most similar areas. While the local school is smaller than most, there are 46 schools within 3 km.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.75
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 86% 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).
364
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
364
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher than 89% 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 Norman Park
46 schools — 32,771 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 14 · Secondary 8
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 980 | 978 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 508 | 1,111 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Norman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305021118/norman-park/topic/education