79.4% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.0%
- 2016: 77.5%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brisbane City · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brisbane City
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in higher education separates Brisbane City from the rest of the country, with 45.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This makes it one of the most qualified areas in the region. Residents here are far more likely to finish secondary school and pursue university degrees than the average person in Queensland or Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high at 79.4%, which is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. This puts the area among the highest for school completion levels.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brisbane City, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, with 45.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
45.8% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 45.8%
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 Brisbane City, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 26.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.8% and engineering at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 47 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are larger than usual, with an average size of 832 students and a high average advantage score.
47
Higher than 91% 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).
832
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,135
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brisbane City
47 schools — 38,273 students, average ICSEA 1,135.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 13 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 16 · Secondary 13
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 980 | 978 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.2 km | 104 | 943 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 3.5 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 548 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brisbane City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30379/brisbane-city/topic/education