70.3% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coopers Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coopers Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 70% of people in Coopers Plains have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a well-educated area where university degrees are common and school advantage scores are much higher than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 70.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coopers Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Academic achievement is strong, as 36% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
36.0% ▲ +55.6%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
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 Coopers Plains, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Postgraduate degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with degrees are management and commerce at 22.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 29 schools within 3 km, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average.
1.19
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coopers Plains
29 schools — 14,198 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 211 | 972 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 260 | 710 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 121 | 936 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 180 | 882 |
| Acacia Ridge State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 312 | 930 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 641 | 963 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 69 | 963 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Watson Road State School, Acacia Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 124 | 872 |
| Autism Queensland Education & Therapy Centre, Sunnybank Hills | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 246 | 1,054 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 158 | 1,034 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coopers Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30698/coopers-plains/topic/education