85.1% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 82.7%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sherwood - Indooroopilly · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Sherwood - Indooroopilly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Sherwood - Indooroopilly hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion and university qualifications are both significantly higher than in the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest at this level, with 85.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8% and has risen by 5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sherwood - Indooroopilly, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 50.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This has risen 7.9 points since 2011, with 23% of people holding a postgraduate degree.
50.5% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 42.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 50.5%
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 Sherwood - Indooroopilly, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 15 schools with a total of 16,018 enrolments, and school advantage scores are among the highest at this level. About 53.3% of students attend government schools, while 33.3% are in Catholic schools.
15
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.70
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16,018
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,068
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,135
Higher than 94% 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 Sherwood - Indooroopilly
15 schools — 16,018 students, average ICSEA 1,135.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | — | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | — | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | — | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | — | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | — | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | — | 980 | 1,129 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | — | 895 | 1,178 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | — | 676 | 1,156 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | — | 630 | 1,139 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | — | 620 | 1,115 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | — | 488 | 1,118 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | — | 333 | 911 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | — | 225 | 1,127 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | — | 118 | 1,142 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sherwood - Indooroopilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30403/sherwood-indooroopilly/topic/education