85.1% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 80.6%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chapel Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chapel Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap in educational attainment marks Chapel Hill, where 55.3% of adults hold a university degree. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. High school completion is similarly strong, with 85.1% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far more common here than in the rest of the state, reaching 85.1% compared to 57.1% across Queensland. Only 2.7% of residents have a highest school year of Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chapel Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
More than half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Postgraduate degrees are especially common, held by 24.2% of the population.
55.3% ▲ +21.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.6%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 55.3%
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 Chapel Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.2% and engineering at 13.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest in the area with an average size of 873 students and high advantage scores. There are 25 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest.
0.46
Lower than 99% 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).
873
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,141
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 Chapel Hill
25 schools — 21,836 students, average ICSEA 1,141.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 333 | 911 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Brookfield State School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 453 | 1,164 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chapel Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30580/chapel-hill/topic/education