72.6% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.0%
- 2016: 68.4%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eatons Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eatons Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Eatons Hill finished high school than the state average, with 72.6% completing Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the professional qualifications of the adults living here, making it a highly educated area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. Most residents finished school, with 72.6% completing Year 12.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eatons Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, as 28.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland average of 21.9% and a little above the national figure.
28.1% ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Eatons Hill splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most and have an advantage score of 1,060, which is much higher than most areas. While there are six schools within 3km, there are only 0.58 schools per 1,000 children.
0.58
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
809
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eatons Hill
6 schools — 4,853 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Eatons Hill State School, Eatons Hill | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 977 | 1,060 |
| Good Shepherd Christian School, Albany Creek | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 214 | 1,061 |
| Albany Creek State School, Albany Creek | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 667 | 1,036 |
| All Saints Primary School, Albany Creek | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 616 | 1,091 |
| Albany Creek State High School, Albany Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,550 | 1,055 |
| Albany Hills State School, Albany Creek | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 829 | 1,068 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eatons Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30937/eatons-hill/topic/education