79.9% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 74.5%
- 2021: 79.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Annerley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Annerley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Academic achievement has climbed significantly in Annerley, where nearly half of all adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of higher education is far above both the state and national figures. It is a highly qualified area where school completion rates are also among the highest for similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 79.9%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Annerley, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A striking 46.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, far exceeding the 26.3% seen across Australia. This high achievement is led by those with bachelor degrees (39.7%) and postgraduate degrees (17.3%).
46.3% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
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 Annerley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18.1%, followed by society and culture at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While Annerley has a few schools per child compared to other areas, it is close to 39 different schools. Local schools are typically larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores for their level.
1.97
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
760
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,113
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Annerley
39 schools — 28,886 students, average ICSEA 1,113.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 13 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 9 · Combined 9
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 384 | 964 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 35 | — |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 69 | 963 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Annerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30064/annerley/topic/education