77.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 72.7%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Morningside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Morningside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational achievement in Morningside has climbed significantly, with 77.6% of people now completing Year 12. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as a highly qualified hub where nearly 40% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the highest for similar areas at 77.6%, which is far above both Queensland and the Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Morningside, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, with 39.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
39.5% ▲ +29.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 39.5%
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 Morningside, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.1% and engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Morningside has 38 schools within 3km, which is among the largest numbers for similar areas, though there are only 0.51 schools per 1,000 children.
0.51
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
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).
663
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,108
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Morningside
38 schools — 25,187 students, average ICSEA 1,108.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 9 · Secondary 5
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Murarrie State School, Murarrie | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 60 | 956 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 3.5 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 53 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Morningside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31922/morningside/topic/education