83.5% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 83.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Graceville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Graceville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning shape daily life in Graceville, where over half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly educated community where 83.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 83.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is 25 points higher than the Australian figure and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Graceville, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common in Graceville, as 52.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
52.4% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 52.4%
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 Graceville, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce (23.9%), followed by society and culture (14.7%) and health (12.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most other areas. While there are 26 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
1.82
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
26
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).
777
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,127
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Graceville
26 schools — 20,207 students, average ICSEA 1,127.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 6 · Secondary 5
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 333 | 911 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 35 | — |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 69 | 963 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 558 | 1,088 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Graceville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31220/graceville/topic/education