69.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferny Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ferny Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Ferny Hills have finished high school and university than in the typical Queensland town. About 69% of residents completed Year 12, which is 12 points higher than the state average. This pattern of high achievement carries through to adult qualifications and the local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates are much higher than most areas, with 69% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferny Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 31.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This higher level of education is seen across various degrees, with 31.6% holding a bachelor degree and 9.2% having a postgraduate qualification.
31.8% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 31.8%
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 Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 19.7%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and society and culture at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a much higher advantage score and are typically larger than those in most other areas. While there are 14 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas.
1.10
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
568
Higher than 80% 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 Hills
14 schools — 7,951 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Patricks Road State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 771 | 1,105 |
| Ferny Grove State School, Ferny Grove | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 668 | 1,066 |
| Ferny Grove State High School, Ferny Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,881 | 1,069 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School, Ferny Grove | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 539 | 1,097 |
| Ferny Hills State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 440 | 1,057 |
| Grovely State School, Keperra | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 303 | 1,001 |
| Pine Community School, Arana Hills | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 103 | 1,080 |
| St William's Primary School, Keperra | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 520 | 1,112 |
| Mitchelton State High School, Mitchelton | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 712 | 990 |
| Samford State School, Samford Village | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 587 | 1,100 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran College, Everton Park | Independent | Primary | 5.1 km | 653 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 78 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferny Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31033/ferny-hills/topic/education