75.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 71.5%
- 2021: 75.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Holland Park West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Holland Park West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A staggering 41.3% of adults in Holland Park West hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a large majority of residents have finished high school and many have pursued advanced university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 75.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland and 58.8% for Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Holland Park West, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 41.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with 13.1% of residents holding a postgraduate degree.
41.3% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 41.3%
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 Holland Park West, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by health at 13.4% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 35 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. Local schools are typically larger than most and have a much higher average advantage score.
3.35
Lower than 54% 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).
569
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Holland Park West
35 schools — 19,905 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 20 · Catholic 12 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 0.5 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 111 | 970 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 1.9 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 21 | 1,087 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Holland Park West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31347/holland-park-west/topic/education