86.3% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 80.8%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fig Tree Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fig Tree Pocket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Highly qualified residents define Fig Tree Pocket, where more than half of all adults hold a university degree. This educational achievement is far above both the state and national figures, creating a community with very high levels of formal schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 86.3% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fig Tree Pocket, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is very highly educated, with 53.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with postgraduate degrees making up 23.4% of qualifications.
53.5% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 Fig Tree Pocket, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Fig Tree Pocket are most common in management and commerce at 24.6%, followed by health at 16.9% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged for their level, with 27 schools located within 3 km. Over half of the schools are government-run, while 22.2% are Catholic.
3.03
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
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).
853
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,124
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fig Tree Pocket
27 schools — 23,022 students, average ICSEA 1,124.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 6 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 7 · Secondary 5
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 333 | 911 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 4.1 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 383 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31037/fig-tree-pocket/topic/education