85.2% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 85.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chelmer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chelmer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of adults in Chelmer hold a university degree, making it one of the most highly educated areas in the region. This high level of achievement is reflected in the schooling data, where the vast majority of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 85.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chelmer, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the highest for university education, with 51.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
51.5% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 51.5%
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 Chelmer, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.5%, followed by society and culture at 14.4% and health at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the region. While there are 26 schools within 3km, there are much fewer schools per child than in most other areas.
1.36
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
826
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,146
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 Chelmer
26 schools — 21,471 students, average ICSEA 1,146.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 333 | 911 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 35 | — |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 520 | 1,158 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chelmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30588/chelmer/topic/education