81.7% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 76.1%
- 2021: 81.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Norman Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Norman Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between the high education levels in Norman Park and the wider state, where nearly half of all adults hold a university degree. This is a highly qualified area where 81.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than elsewhere, with 81.7% of people completing their schooling. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Norman Park, Year 12 is the majority at 85%; Year 10 is next at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are very common, as 46.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
46.8% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 46.8%
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 Norman Park, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Certificate III / IV (16%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.7%, followed by health at 13.4% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest and most advantaged in the region, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. More than half of the schools are government-run.
0.77
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
46
Higher than 91% 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).
728
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,111
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Norman Park
46 schools — 32,771 students, average ICSEA 1,111.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 15 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 24 · Combined 14 · Secondary 8
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 1.1 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 1.3 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 384 | 964 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | — | — |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 980 | 978 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 4.1 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 508 | 1,111 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Norman Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32164/norman-park/topic/education