84.6% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.4%
- 2016: 77.9%
- 2021: 84.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grange · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grange
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Grange hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most qualified areas in the region. This high level of tertiary education is mirrored in the schooling data, where the vast majority of residents have finished high school. It is an area where academic achievement is significantly higher than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
An impressive 84.6% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grange, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 49.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a rate far above the 21.9% seen in Queensland and 26.3% across Australia. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification, held by 43.1% of the population.
49.8% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 Grange, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 25.3%, followed by health at 17.1% and society and culture at 13.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grange has some of the largest and most advantaged schools among similar areas, with 35 schools located within 3km. While there are 0.89 schools per 1,000 children, the sector is split between government (51.4%), Catholic (34.3%), and independent (14.3%) options.
0.89
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% 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).
707
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grange
35 schools — 24,740 students, average ICSEA 1,117.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 12 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 8 · Secondary 7
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 246 | 995 |
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 448 | 1,140 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Enoggera State School, Enoggera | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 390 | 1,128 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Everton Park State High School, Everton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 482 | 1,001 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Enoggera | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 303 | 1,104 |
| Stafford Heights State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 303 | 986 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 103 | 1,009 |
| Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 895 | 1,174 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 496 | 1,153 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Mt Maria College, Mitchelton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,167 | 1,084 |
| Mt St Michael's College, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 849 | 1,155 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Northside Christian College, Everton Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,245 | 1,145 |
| Everton Park State School, Everton Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 558 | 1,084 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31225/grange/topic/education