72.6% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nathan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nathan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly three-quarters of residents in Nathan have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most highly schooled areas in the region, with a strong presence of university-level degrees and a high number of local schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 72.6% of people here completed Year 12, a result far above both Queensland and Australia. Very few residents left school early, with only 3.5% finishing at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nathan, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 25.5% with a bachelor degree and 8.0% with a postgraduate qualification.
24.0% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Nathan splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.4%, followed by society and culture at 15.1%. Engineering and related fields make up 11.7% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 39 schools within 3km, among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
39
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).
562
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nathan
39 schools — 21,923 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 23 · Catholic 12 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 26 · Secondary 10 · Combined 3
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 1.9 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 211 | 972 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 641 | 963 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 111 | 970 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 3.3 km | 121 | 936 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 69 | 963 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 741 | 1,126 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32109/nathan/topic/education