85.2% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.3%
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 85.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Red Hill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Red Hill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Red Hill has reached a high point, with over half of all adults holding a university degree. This creates a highly qualified local population where school completion rates are far above the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 85.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the 58.8% national figure and among the highest levels seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Red Hill, Year 12 is the majority at 88%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is exceptionally well-qualified, with 51.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland average of 21.9%.
51.3% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 51.3%
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 Red Hill, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (19%) and Certificate III / IV (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of study here are focused on management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.1% and health at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 39 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are typically larger than average, with a high advantage score.
1.17
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
789
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,151
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Red Hill
39 schools — 30,780 students, average ICSEA 1,151.
By sector: Government 17 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 17 · Combined 12 · Secondary 10
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 0.3 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| St Ambrose's Primary School, Newmarket | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 152 | 1,160 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Mt St Michael's College, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 1.7 km | 849 | 1,155 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 104 | 943 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 2.1 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 448 | 1,140 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| St Joseph's School, Bardon | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 368 | 1,170 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 496 | 1,153 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 626 | 1,183 |
| Marist College Ashgrove, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,827 | 1,139 |
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 2.8 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 980 | 978 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Ashgrove West | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 118 | 1,160 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Bardon State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 254 | 1,147 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 539 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32400/red-hill/topic/education