47.1% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pinjarra Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pinjarra Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Pinjarra Hills hold a university degree, making it a highly qualified area. While this level of higher education is well above the state figure, it contrasts with the fact that far fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8% and well below the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pinjarra Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 26.5% of adults, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average.
26.5% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 Pinjarra Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Postgraduate degree (20%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 14.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar places, with a typical school size of 675 students.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
675
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
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 Pinjarra Hills
13 schools — 8,779 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Pullenvale State School, Pullenvale | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 389 | 1,128 |
| Brisbane Independent School, Pullenvale | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 60 | 1,135 |
| Middle Park State School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 578 | 1,070 |
| Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 366 | 1,181 |
| Jamboree Heights State School, Jamboree Heights | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 893 | 1,103 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Kenmore State High School, Kenmore | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,973 | 1,110 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Kenmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 221 | 1,126 |
| Moggill State School, Moggill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 698 | 1,099 |
| Kenmore State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 520 | 1,158 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pinjarra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32328/pinjarra-hills/topic/education