78.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dutton Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dutton Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Dutton Park hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of education is reflected in the fact that 78.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 78.4% of people reaching this level. This is far above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dutton Park, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 46.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the Queensland and national averages. Most of these higher qualifications are bachelor degrees at 38.9% or postgraduate degrees at 20.1%.
46.5% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 46.5%
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 Dutton Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (23%) and Certificate III / IV (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dutton Park has 11.11 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The schools here are among the largest and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
11.11
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
32
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).
781
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,115
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dutton Park
32 schools — 24,210 students, average ICSEA 1,115.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 10 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 15 · Secondary 10 · Combined 7
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 0.2 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 384 | 964 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 104 | 943 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 201 | 1,063 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30910/dutton-park/topic/education