65.3% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chermside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chermside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of adults in Chermside hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of qualification is matched by strong schooling results across the community. The area stands out for its high proportion of university-educated residents compared to both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 65.3%, which is well above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most people in the area finished high school, while only 7% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chermside, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
At 29.2%, the share of adults with a university degree is well above the Queensland average. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 31% and Certificate III or IVs at 21.8%.
29.2% ▲ +41.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 Chermside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 20.5% of qualified residents. Other popular fields include health at 13.1% and society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a higher advantage score than those in most similar areas. While there are 36 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this level.
0.74
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
36
Higher than 89% 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).
628
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chermside
36 schools — 22,604 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 12 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 398 | 985 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Craigslea State School, Chermside West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 599 | 1,070 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| Craigslea State High School, Chermside West | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,236 | 1,070 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 103 | 1,009 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 647 | 1,105 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 105 | 890 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Aspley State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 690 | 1,107 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 246 | 995 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 81 | 913 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| Stafford Heights State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 303 | 986 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 142 | 1,014 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 446 | 962 |
| Northside Christian College, Everton Park | Independent | Combined | 4.3 km | 1,245 | 1,145 |
| Everton Park State High School, Everton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 482 | 1,001 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30593/chermside/topic/education