54.8% ▲ +19.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alexandra Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alexandra Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Alexandra Hills have shifted over the last decade, with more people now holding trade certificates than degrees. Only 15.1% of adults have a university degree, which is far below the national figure. The area is characterised by a strong presence of vocational training and a high number of large, well-resourced schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 58.8%. Roughly a quarter of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alexandra Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade certificates are the most common qualification here at 40.3%. This helps explain why the 15.1% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
15.1% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
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 Alexandra Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Management and Commerce at 18.4% and Engineering at 18.1%. Society and Culture follows at 12.4%, with Health and Building making up smaller shares.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, though they are among the largest in the region with an average size of 739 students. These schools have an advantage score of 1,043, which is much higher than most areas.
1.87
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
739
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alexandra Hills
25 schools — 18,470 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Hilliard State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 560 | 1,015 |
| Vienna Woods State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 300 | 971 |
| The Sycamore School, Alexandra Hills | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 90 | 1,070 |
| Alexandra Hills State High School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,460 | 984 |
| St Anthony's School, Alexandra Hills | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 508 | 1,038 |
| Alexandra Hills State School, Alexandra Hills | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 172 | 959 |
| Coolnwynpin State School, Capalaba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 328 | 988 |
| Ormiston College, Ormiston | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,524 | 1,148 |
| Cleveland District State High School, Cleveland | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,302 | 1,026 |
| Redland District Special School, Thornlands | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 236 | 1,004 |
| St Luke's Catholic Parish School, Capalaba | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 359 | 1,057 |
| Sheldon College, Sheldon | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,481 | 1,124 |
| Thornlands State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 800 | 1,042 |
| Ormiston State School, Ormiston | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 570 | 1,058 |
| Capalaba State College, Capalaba | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,022 | 982 |
| Birkdale South State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 407 | 993 |
| Bay View State School, Thornlands | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 809 | 1,008 |
| Cleveland State School, Cleveland | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 516 | 1,009 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School, Birkdale | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 557 | 1,071 |
| Carmel College, Thornlands | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 1,220 | 1,045 |
| Star of the Sea Primary School, Cleveland | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 166 | 1,057 |
| Redlands College, Wellington Point | Independent | Combined | 5.3 km | 1,443 | 1,100 |
| Wellington Point State High School, Wellington Point | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 767 | 984 |
| Wellington Point State School, Wellington Point | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 411 | 1,033 |
| Birkdale State School, Birkdale | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 462 | 1,002 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alexandra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30031/alexandra-hills/topic/education