76.1% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 74.8%
- 2021: 76.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Calamvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Calamvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified residents define Calamvale, where the level of education is among the highest for similar areas. This is most evident in the 36.9% of adults who hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very strong here, with 76.1% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Calamvale, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as 36.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national levels, with 35.4% holding a bachelor degree and 15.9% holding a postgraduate qualification.
36.9% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Calamvale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 26.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6%. Society and culture (11.3%) and health (11.2%) also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger than most and have a school advantage score of 1,044, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 15 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas.
0.77
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
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).
862
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Calamvale
15 schools — 12,929 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 6 · Primary 6 · Secondary 3
| Calamvale Community College, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Calamvale Special School, Calamvale | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 252 | 992 |
| Wisdom College, Calamvale | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 456 | 1,050 |
| Algester State School, Algester | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 917 | 1,041 |
| St Stephen's School, Algester | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 516 | 1,077 |
| Stretton State College, Stretton | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 3,578 | 1,068 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 124 | 872 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 838 | 973 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 4.6 km | 180 | 882 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 88 | 1,008 |
| Indie School, Logan, Browns Plains | Independent | Secondary | 4.7 km | 586 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Calamvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30480/calamvale/topic/education