73.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robertson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Robertson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment has climbed steadily in Robertson, with a very high proportion of residents now holding university degrees. This is a highly qualified area where 41.3% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 73.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia and among the highest levels for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Robertson, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common, as 41.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This result is far above both the state and national figures.
41.3% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 41.3%
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 Robertson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 23.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.5% and health at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 28 schools within 3 km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools are typically much larger than average and have a much higher advantage score.
1.49
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Robertson
28 schools — 16,568 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 7 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
| Robertson State School, Robertson | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 732 | 1,128 |
| Sunnybank Special School, Sunnybank | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 112 | 1,028 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Sunnybank State High School, Sunnybank | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 641 | 963 |
| Sunnybank State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 317 | 1,003 |
| St Thomas More College, Sunnybank | Catholic | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,161 | 1,067 |
| Carinity Education - Southside, Sunnybank | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 121 | 936 |
| Coopers Plains State School, Coopers Plains | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 211 | 972 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Sunnybank | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 560 | 1,099 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Runcorn State School, Sunnybank | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 448 | 1,032 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.6 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Sunnybank Hills State School, Sunnybank Hills | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 1,686 | 1,119 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Aboriginal & Islander Independent Community School, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 260 | 710 |
| Our Lady of Fatima Primary School, Acacia Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 174 | 1,034 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 838 | 973 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Brisbane South, Acacia Ridge | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 180 | 882 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robertson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32444/robertson/topic/education