73.8% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Ommaney · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Ommaney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Mount Ommaney hold a bachelor degree or higher than the national average, with 42.6% of the population reaching this level. This high level of attainment reflects a well-educated community where most residents have completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 73.8% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Ommaney, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common in the area, as 42.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
42.6% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Ommaney, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by health at 14.4% and engineering at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 14 schools within 3km, there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
2.38
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
499
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,094
Higher than 90% 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 Ommaney
14 schools — 6,985 students, average ICSEA 1,094.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Jamboree Heights State School, Jamboree Heights | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 893 | 1,103 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 1.0 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park | Independent | Primary | 1.1 km | 366 | 1,181 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Middle Park State School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 578 | 1,070 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.7 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 508 | 1,054 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 221 | 980 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Pullenvale State School, Pullenvale | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 389 | 1,128 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 477 | 1,169 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32009/mount-ommaney/topic/education