82.5% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 77.4%
- 2021: 82.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alderley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Alderley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Alderley hold a bachelor degree or higher, putting the area among the most qualified places in the region. This high level of education is reflected in school completion rates that are far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 82.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This figure is far above the Australian average of 58.8% and has risen by 9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alderley, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 47.3% of adults, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 37.8%.
47.3% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 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 Alderley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Certificate III / IV (16%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by society and culture at 13.6% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 38 schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 80% of similar places.
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).
Schools serving Alderley
38 schools — 23,028 students, average ICSEA 1,126.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 15 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 25 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 448 | 1,140 |
| Enoggera State School, Enoggera | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 390 | 1,128 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Enoggera | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 303 | 1,104 |
| Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera | Independent | Secondary | 1.5 km | 895 | 1,174 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 496 | 1,153 |
| Everton Park State High School, Everton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 482 | 1,001 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 246 | 995 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| Mt St Michael's College, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 849 | 1,155 |
| Mt Maria College, Mitchelton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,167 | 1,084 |
| Stafford Heights State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 303 | 986 |
| Marist College Ashgrove, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,827 | 1,139 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 78 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Everton Park State School, Everton Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 558 | 1,084 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 626 | 1,183 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 103 | 1,009 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Northside Christian College, Everton Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,245 | 1,145 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Ashgrove West | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 118 | 1,160 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| St Joseph's School, Bardon | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 368 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alderley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031120/alderley/topic/education