62.2% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manly West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Manly West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national figure, 62.2% of people in Manly West have completed Year 12. This reflects a highly educated community where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees or trade certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 62.2% of residents who finished Year 12 is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Most other residents finished Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manly West, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 29.5% of people.
25.2% ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Manly West splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Manly West has a high school advantage score and larger-than-average schools, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. There are 18 schools within 3km, with government schools making up 61.1% of the sector.
1.57
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
630
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manly West
18 schools — 11,347 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Wondall Heights State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 588 | 1,041 |
| Manly West State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 232 | 992 |
| Moreton Bay Boys' College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 568 | 1,125 |
| Moreton Bay College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,236 | 1,139 |
| Brisbane Bayside State College, Wynnum West | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 910 | 981 |
| Wynnum West State School, Wynnum West | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 340 | 964 |
| Wynnum State High School, Wynnum | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 1,109 | 1,035 |
| Manly State School, Manly | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 691 | 1,105 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 452 | 1,096 |
| Lota State School, Lota | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 244 | 1,061 |
| Guardian Angels' Primary School, Wynnum | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 447 | 1,083 |
| Wynnum State School, Wynnum | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 627 | 1,022 |
| Darling Point Special School, Manly | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 182 | 1,021 |
| Gumdale State School, Gumdale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,152 | 1,060 |
| OneSchool Global QLD - Wakerley, Wakerley | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 285 | 985 |
| Iona College, Lindum | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,802 | 1,079 |
| Tingalpa State School, Tingalpa | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 452 | 1,079 |
| South East Brisbane Steiner School, Thorneside | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 30 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manly West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31749/manly-west/topic/education