73.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.0%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Carindale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Carindale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 39% of adults in Carindale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are also among the highest for similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 73.9% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Carindale, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is very well qualified, as 38.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
38.8% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 38.8%
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 Carindale, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 27.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.3% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Carindale has 27 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. These schools are generally larger and have higher advantage scores than most, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
798
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
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 Carindale
27 schools — 21,542 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Belmont State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 873 | 1,129 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 111 | 970 |
| OneSchool Global QLD - Wakerley, Wakerley | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 285 | 985 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Tingalpa State School, Tingalpa | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 452 | 1,079 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Gumdale State School, Gumdale | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,152 | 1,060 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 5.4 km | 615 | 1,112 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Carindale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30540/carindale/topic/education