73.0% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 65.5%
- 2021: 73.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Northgate · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Northgate
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Roughly 73% of Northgate residents have completed Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a third of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These strong schooling results are reflected in the local schools, which have a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 73% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Northgate, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 34.8% of the population, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV at 21.8%.
34.8% ▲ +46.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
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 Northgate, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Management and Commerce at 24%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.7% and Engineering at 12%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically larger than those in most areas, with an average size of 581 students. While there are 19 schools within 3km, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar areas.
1.22
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
581
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,077
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Northgate
19 schools — 11,034 students, average ICSEA 1,077.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 7 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 13 · Combined 3 · Secondary 3
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Earnshaw State College, Banyo | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 803 | 1,010 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| St Pius' Primary School, Banyo | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 504 | 1,088 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 398 | 985 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 604 | 1,135 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Northgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32188/northgate/topic/education