63.6% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Annandale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Annandale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average, 63.6% of people in Annandale have finished Year 12. This makes it a highly educated area where residents are far more likely to hold university degrees than people in most other similar places. These strong schooling results are mirrored in the high number of adults with professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 63.6%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much higher than most other areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Annandale, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 28.8% and Certificate III or IVs at 26%.
27.9% ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Annandale splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 17.2%, health at 16.5%, and engineering at 15.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Annandale has 29 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number at this level, though the typical school size of 616 students is much higher than most areas.
2.45
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Higher than 88% 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.
974
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Annandale
29 schools — 17,862 students, average ICSEA 974.
By sector: Government 16 · Independent 7 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 5
| Annandale Christian College, Annandale | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 687 | 1,069 |
| Annandale State School, Annandale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 722 | 1,019 |
| Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School, Mundingburra | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 198 | 930 |
| William Ross State High School, Annandale | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 862 | 955 |
| Mundingburra State School, Mundingburra | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 506 | 965 |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James, Mundingburra | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,205 | 1,100 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,479 | 1,048 |
| St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 356 | 1,078 |
| Riverside Adventist School, Aitkenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 61 | 1,011 |
| Pimlico State High School, Gulliver | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,465 | 987 |
| Oonoonba State School, Idalia | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 525 | 995 |
| Tec-NQ, Douglas | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 375 | 972 |
| Aitkenvale State School, Aitkenvale | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 366 | 870 |
| Wulguru State School, Wulguru | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 212 | 827 |
| Ignatius Park College, Cranbrook | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 959 | 1,018 |
| Hermit Park State School, Hyde Park | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 630 | 1,028 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School, Cranbrook | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 686 | 1,010 |
| Vincent State School, Vincent | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 132 | 772 |
| Currajong State School, Gulliver | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 430 | 904 |
| Cranbrook State School, Cranbrook | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 592 | 910 |
| Marian Catholic School, Currajong | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 374 | 1,042 |
| St Margaret Mary's College, Hyde Park | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 707 | 1,014 |
| Townsville Christian College, Vincent | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 442 | 871 |
| Enkindle Village School, Douglas | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 58 | 1,018 |
| Heatley Secondary College, Heatley | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 715 | 862 |
| Yallorin Yimba Silver Lining School, Cluden | Independent | Secondary | 4.2 km | 26 | 791 |
| Heatley State School, Heatley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 423 | 838 |
| Weir State School, Thuringowa Central | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 747 | 838 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,922 | 919 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Annandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30063/annandale/topic/education