83.5% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 79.8%
- 2021: 83.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kenmore · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kenmore
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in Kenmore hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong educational trend is seen across the board, with school completion rates far exceeding both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 83.5% of residents completing their schooling. This is far above the 57.1% seen in Queensland and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kenmore, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 8%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high proportion of university-qualified adults, with 49.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and the state's 21.9%.
49.9% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.9%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 49.9%
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 Kenmore, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 42%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of qualification in the area include management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.3% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kenmore's schools have an advantage score among the highest for similar areas, with 22 schools within 3km. The typical school is much larger than most areas, with an average size of 617 students.
1.88
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
617
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,121
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kenmore
22 schools — 13,568 students, average ICSEA 1,121.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 4 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 520 | 1,158 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Brookfield State School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 453 | 1,164 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 333 | 911 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Jamboree Heights State School, Jamboree Heights | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 893 | 1,103 |
| Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 366 | 1,181 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Pullenvale State School, Pullenvale | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 389 | 1,128 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31504/kenmore/topic/education