85.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 79.0%
- 2016: 80.2%
- 2021: 85.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brisbane Inner - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Brisbane Inner - West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of all adults in Brisbane Inner - West hold a university degree, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where high school completion rates have risen steadily over the last decade. The community's strong academic profile is reflected in both the qualifications of its residents and the performance of its local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is very high here, with 85.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and has risen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brisbane Inner - West, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 52.7% of adults, which is far above the 26.3% national average. This represents a significant increase from 2011, with postgraduate degrees making up 18.8% of the total.
52.7% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 Brisbane Inner - West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by society and culture at 15.8% and health at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores among similar areas. There are 20 schools in the area, with 50% being government run and 60% being primary schools.
20
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.01
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11,258
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
563
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,164
Higher than 99% 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 Brisbane Inner - West
20 schools — 11,258 students, average ICSEA 1,164.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 7 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Marist College Ashgrove, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,827 | 1,139 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | — | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | — | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Mt St Michael's College, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | — | 849 | 1,155 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | — | 815 | 1,159 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | — | 626 | 1,183 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | — | 607 | 1,151 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | — | 604 | 1,170 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | — | 590 | 1,206 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | — | 496 | 1,153 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | — | 463 | 1,121 |
| St Joseph's School, Bardon | Catholic | Primary | — | 368 | 1,170 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | — | 272 | 1,158 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | — | 257 | 1,130 |
| Bardon State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | — | 254 | 1,147 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | — | 187 | 1,151 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Ashgrove West | Catholic | Primary | — | 118 | 1,160 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | — | 83 | 1,090 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | — | 58 | 1,143 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | — | 33 | 1,151 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brisbane Inner - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30504/brisbane-inner-west/topic/education