79.5% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clayfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Clayfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Clayfield hold high-level degrees than in most other similar areas. Around 45% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and nearly 80% of the population has finished Year 12. This makes the area stand out as a highly educated hub compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 79.5% of people finishing Year 12. This rate has risen by 6.3 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clayfield, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 44.6%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This high level of qualification has grown by 8.2 points over the last decade.
44.6% ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 44.6%
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 Clayfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.4% and health at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Clayfield has an average school advantage score that is among the highest for its level. There are four schools in the area with a total of 3,119 enrolments, and 32 schools are located within 3km.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.43
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
Higher than 73% 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).
3,119
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
780
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,150
Higher than 96% 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 Clayfield
32 schools — 20,623 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 12 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 398 | 985 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 246 | 995 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 822 | 1,086 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031122/clayfield/topic/education