71.2% ▲ +17.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 65.3%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees set Carina apart from most similar areas. About 71% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This strong educational foundation is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding professional qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 71.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carina, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, as 34.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3% and far above Queensland's 21.9%.
34.5% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 34.5%
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 Carina, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carina has a high school advantage score and unusually large schools, with an average size of 673 students. While there are 25 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per child than in most other areas.
1.44
Lower than 83% 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).
673
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Carina
25 schools — 16,827 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 16 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| Belmont State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 873 | 1,129 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Tingalpa State School, Tingalpa | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 452 | 1,079 |
| Murarrie State School, Murarrie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 60 | 956 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| OneSchool Global QLD - Wakerley, Wakerley | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 285 | 985 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 384 | 964 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 4.7 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 548 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30538/carina/topic/education