77.2% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 77.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corinda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corinda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Corinda, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly educated area where 77.2% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for areas of this type, with 77.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 20 points higher than the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corinda, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 46.1% of adults, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 16.4% of the population.
46.1% ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 46.1%
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 Corinda, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 21%, followed by society and culture at 16.6% and health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corinda has more schools within 3km than about 89% of similar areas, with 20 available. These schools are generally much larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score.
3.74
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
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).
539
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corinda
20 schools — 10,786 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 4 · Secondary 4
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 35 | — |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 69 | 963 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 333 | 911 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 508 | 1,054 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 221 | 980 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 558 | 1,088 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30724/corinda/topic/education