77.3% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 77.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Fortitude Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Fortitude Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have climbed significantly in Fortitude Valley, where 41.7% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure. The area is characterized by a highly qualified population and a dense network of nearby schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 77.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Fortitude Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 84%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 41.7% of adults, which is far above the Queensland average of 21.9%. The most common qualification is a bachelor degree at 38.0%.
41.7% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
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 Fortitude Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 23.4%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and engineering at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Fortitude Valley has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 45 schools located within 3km. These schools are among the largest and most advantaged at this level.
11.93
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
45
Higher than 91% 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).
846
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,132
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Fortitude Valley
45 schools — 37,214 students, average ICSEA 1,132.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 14 · Independent 12
By type: Primary 18 · Combined 15 · Secondary 12
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 0.2 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 0.4 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.8 km | 980 | 978 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 104 | 943 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 359 | 1,159 |
Sources
More for Fortitude Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Fortitude Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31074/fortitude-valley/topic/education