57.9% ▲ +66.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellen Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ellen Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than half of residents in Ellen Grove have completed Year 12, with 57.9% finishing their secondary schooling. This reflects a typical educational profile for the region, though the area sees far fewer university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 57.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ellen Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common in Ellen Grove, where 15.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Queensland figure and far below the national average.
15.7% ▲ +149.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 Ellen Grove, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by society and culture at 13.9% and engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 14 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar places. These schools are typically larger than those in other areas, with an average size of 640 students.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
640
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ellen Grove
14 schools — 8,964 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Carole Park State School, Wacol | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 167 | 905 |
| Forest Lake State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 738 | 1,015 |
| Grand Avenue State School, Forest Lake | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 917 | 1,033 |
| Camira State School, Camira | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 679 | 983 |
| Inala Flexible School, Inala | Catholic | Secondary | 3.2 km | 94 | 823 |
| St John's Anglican College, Forest Lake | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,329 | 1,118 |
| Forest Lake State High School, Forest Lake | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,673 | 969 |
| Richlands East State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 508 | 910 |
| Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre, Wacol | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 195 | 832 |
| Serviceton South State School, Inala | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 454 | 919 |
| St Mark's School, Inala | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 448 | 982 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Goodna | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 470 | 989 |
| Durack State School, Durack | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 642 | 934 |
| Goodna State School, Goodna | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 650 | 921 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30963/ellen-grove/topic/education