83.3% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 79.4%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fairfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fairfield stands out among similar areas for its very high levels of education. Nearly half of all adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, and school completion rates are far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are exceptionally high here, with 83.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fairfield, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified adults are common in Fairfield, where 49.3% have a bachelor degree or higher. This figure is far above the Queensland average of 21.9%.
49.3% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 49.3%
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 Fairfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by society and culture at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by 30 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. These schools are typically large and have some of the highest advantage scores.
30
Higher than 88% 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).
829
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fairfield
30 schools — 24,052 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 7 · Secondary 6
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 35 | — |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31014/fairfield/topic/education