70.0% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 70.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arana Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arana Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 70% of adults in Arana Hills have finished Year 12, making it a highly educated area. This strong foundation is reflected in the workforce, where nearly a third of adults hold a university degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of Queensland or Australia, with 70.0% of residents reaching this milestone.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arana Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
30.0% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Arana Hills splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 19 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.71
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
721
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arana Hills
19 schools — 13,701 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Grovely State School, Keperra | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 303 | 1,001 |
| Pine Community School, Arana Hills | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 103 | 1,080 |
| Ferny Hills State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 440 | 1,057 |
| St William's Primary School, Keperra | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 520 | 1,112 |
| Patricks Road State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 771 | 1,105 |
| Mitchelton State High School, Mitchelton | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 712 | 990 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran College, Everton Park | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 653 | 1,104 |
| Ferny Grove State High School, Ferny Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,881 | 1,069 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Ferny Grove State School, Ferny Grove | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 668 | 1,066 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 78 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Everton Park State School, Everton Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 558 | 1,084 |
| Mt Maria College, Mitchelton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,167 | 1,084 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School, Ferny Grove | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 539 | 1,097 |
| McDowall State School, Mcdowall | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 988 | 1,120 |
| Northside Christian College, Everton Park | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,245 | 1,145 |
| Albany Hills State School, Albany Creek | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 829 | 1,068 |
| Albany Creek State High School, Albany Creek | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,550 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arana Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30074/arana-hills/topic/education