74.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.4%
- 2016: 72.8%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macgregor · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macgregor
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Macgregor have finished high school and university than the state or national average. This highly educated area sees 35.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A striking 74.5% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far above both the Queensland and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macgregor, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 35.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, well above the national average of 26.3%.
35.2% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.5%
- 2021: 35.2%
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 Macgregor, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 23.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with 30 schools located within 3 kilometres.
2.49
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
30
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).
623
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,072
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macgregor
30 schools — 18,688 students, average ICSEA 1,072.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 7 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 0.7 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 641 | 963 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 2.7 km | 121 | 936 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 838 | 973 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 211 | 972 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 111 | 970 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31721/macgregor/topic/education