75.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eight Mile Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eight Mile Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than three-quarters of adults in Eight Mile Plains have finished Year 12, making it one of the most educated areas in the region. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong trend toward university degrees, with nearly 39% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far above the national figure, with 75.1% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eight Mile Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 38.9% of adults, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 17.2% of the population.
38.9% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
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 Eight Mile Plains, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. There are 35 schools within 3 km, and 68.6% are government run.
0.75
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
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).
795
Higher than 95% 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 Eight Mile Plains
35 schools — 27,830 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 8 · Combined 6
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 838 | 973 |
| Rochedale State High School, Rochedale | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,547 | 1,034 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Eight Mile Plains State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 324 | 1,023 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Kuraby Special School, Kuraby | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 88 | 1,008 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 641 | 963 |
| Kuraby State School, Kuraby | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 359 | 998 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,111 | 1,147 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Rochedale State School, Rochedale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 989 | 1,112 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Rochedale | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 508 | 1,080 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 3.6 km | 121 | 936 |
| Runcorn Heights State School, Runcorn | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 553 | 1,028 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Rochedale South State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 478 | 1,028 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,712 | 1,057 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 4.8 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| Springwood Road State School, Rochedale South | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 435 | 1,009 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eight Mile Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30950/eight-mile-plains/topic/education