74.5% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mt Gravatt · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Mt Gravatt
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Mt Gravatt have finished their schooling and earned degrees than a decade ago. The area has seen a significant jump in academic achievement, with nearly 38% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, with 74.5% of residents finishing Year 12. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the rate was 63.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mt Gravatt, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as the 37.8% of adults with a university degree is far above the Queensland average of 21.9%. This figure rose by 12 points since 2011.
37.8% ▲ +43.7%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 37.8%
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 Mt Gravatt, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (19%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 24.0%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mt Gravatt has 27 schools and a high total of 21,820 enrolments. While schools here are among the largest and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other places.
27
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.81
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21,820
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
808
Higher than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mt Gravatt
27 schools — 21,820 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 6 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 5
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | — | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | — | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Rochedale State High School, Rochedale | Government | Secondary | — | 1,547 | 1,034 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | — | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | — | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | — | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | — | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | — | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | — | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale | Independent | Combined | — | 1,111 | 1,147 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | — | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Rochedale State School, Rochedale | Government | Primary | — | 989 | 1,112 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | — | 587 | 1,072 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | — | 520 | 1,110 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Rochedale | Catholic | Primary | — | 508 | 1,080 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | — | 498 | 1,042 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | — | 455 | 1,106 |
| Eight Mile Plains State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | — | 324 | 1,023 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | — | 259 | 1,051 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | — | 251 | 1,000 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | — | 183 | 1,086 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | — | 181 | 1,066 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | — | 158 | 1,034 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | — | 118 | 1,045 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | — | 58 | 1,146 |
| Sinai College, Burbank | Independent | Primary | — | 28 | 1,118 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | — | 21 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mt Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30303/mt-gravatt/topic/education