82.1% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alderley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alderley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Alderley stands among the highest areas for educational achievement, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This high level of qualification is matched by strong school completion rates, creating a highly educated local population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the national figure, with 82.1% of residents completing Year 12. This is 23 points higher than the Australian average of 58.8%.
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 striking 46.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland rate of 21.9%. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 42.6%.
46.9% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 46.9%
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 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 39 schools within 3km, one of the largest numbers for any similar area. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 616 students.
39
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality 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).
616
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,126
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alderley
39 schools — 24,016 students, average ICSEA 1,126.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 15 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 26 · Combined 8 · Secondary 5
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 0.8 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 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 78 | 1,014 |
| 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 | 3.1 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 |
| Everton Park State School, Everton Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 558 | 1,084 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 626 | 1,183 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 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 | 3.7 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 |
| McDowall State School, Mcdowall | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 988 | 1,120 |
| 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/sal/SAL30026/alderley/topic/education