76.4% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ascot
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty-one per cent of adults in Ascot hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a highly educated population where most residents have completed Year 12. It is an area of high academic achievement across both school and university levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for areas like this, with 76.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ascot, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 40.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
40.7% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 40.7%
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 Ascot, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Certificate III / IV (16%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 26.8%, followed by health at 13.7% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an average advantage score among the highest for similar areas. While there are 25 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.92
Lower than 73% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ascot
25 schools — 14,808 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 9 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 495 | 1,155 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30089/ascot/topic/education