79.1% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenslopes · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenslopes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education is a defining feature of daily life in Greenslopes, where 44.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure. The area is marked by high academic achievement, with nearly 80% of residents finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A far higher share of people here finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia. At 79.1%, this is among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenslopes, Year 12 is the majority at 83%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 44.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
44.7% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 44.7%
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 Greenslopes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by health at 14.3% and society and culture at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenslopes has some of the largest and most advantaged schools in the region. While there are 41 schools within 3km, there are among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.93
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
713
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,105
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenslopes
41 schools — 28,520 students, average ICSEA 1,105.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 14 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 23 · Combined 10 · Secondary 8
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 1.5 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 384 | 964 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 111 | 970 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 117 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenslopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31242/greenslopes/topic/education