73.3% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Gravatt East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Gravatt East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Mount Gravatt East hold university degrees than the state or national average. This is a highly educated area where 36.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and 73.3% of residents completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest for areas like this, with 73.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Gravatt East, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is very common here, as 36.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen in Queensland and the 26.3% national average.
36.9% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.9%
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 Mount Gravatt East, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, 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 21.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.9% and health at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger and have higher advantage scores than most similar areas. While there are 35 schools within 3km, there are only 0.43 schools for every 1,000 children.
0.43
Lower than 99% 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).
746
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Gravatt East
35 schools — 26,119 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 10 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 22 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 111 | 970 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Belmont State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 873 | 1,129 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 4.4 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 267 | 1,036 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Gravatt East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31969/mount-gravatt-east/topic/education