68.7% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferny Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferny Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Ferny Grove have high-level schooling and degrees than in most similar areas. About 68.7% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of education is seen across the board, from school completion to university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Queensland average, with 68.7% of people finishing school. This is nearly 10 points higher than the Australian figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferny Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 30.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the state and national averages.
30.6% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.6%
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 Ferny Grove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for residents include management and commerce at 20.2%, followed by engineering and society and culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3km, which is more than 84% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, and the average school advantage score is much higher than in most areas.
2.59
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
586
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ferny Grove
12 schools — 7,037 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2
| Ferny Grove State School, Ferny Grove | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 668 | 1,066 |
| Ferny Grove State High School, Ferny Grove | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 1,881 | 1,069 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School, Ferny Grove | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 539 | 1,097 |
| Patricks Road State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 771 | 1,105 |
| Ferny Hills State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 440 | 1,057 |
| Grovely State School, Keperra | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 303 | 1,001 |
| St William's Primary School, Keperra | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 520 | 1,112 |
| Mitchelton State High School, Mitchelton | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 712 | 990 |
| Pine Community School, Arana Hills | Independent | Primary | 3.8 km | 103 | 1,080 |
| Hilder Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 434 | 1,145 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| St Peter Chanel Primary School, The Gap | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 129 | 1,127 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferny Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31032/ferny-grove/topic/education