77.0% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 77.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seven Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seven Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees define the daily life of Seven Hills, where 41% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure and reflects a highly educated population. Most residents have completed their secondary education, contributing to the area's strong academic profile.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 77% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national average and the 57.1% figure for Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seven Hills, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 41% of the population, which is far above both the state (21.9%) and national (26.3%) figures. Bachelor degrees are the most common qualification at 38%.
41.0% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 41.0%
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 Seven Hills, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 24.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.4%. Health and society and culture also represent significant shares of the local workforce.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 31 schools within 3 km, though there are 1.64 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas. Most students attend government (58.1%) or Catholic (35.5%) schools.
1.64
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
31
Higher than 89% 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).
709
Higher than 91% 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 Seven Hills
31 schools — 21,981 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 11 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 19 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
| Seven Hills State School, Seven Hills | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 487 | 1,123 |
| St Thomas' School, Camp Hill | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 325 | 1,156 |
| St Oliver Plunkett School, Cannon Hill | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 615 | 1,112 |
| Camp Hill State Infants and Primary School, Camp Hill | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 767 | 1,131 |
| Cannon Hill State School, Cannon Hill | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 319 | 1,051 |
| Mayfield State School, Carina | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 393 | 1,073 |
| Norman Park State School, Norman Park | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 364 | 1,119 |
| San Sisto College, Carina | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 805 | 1,080 |
| St Martin's School, Carina | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 627 | 1,111 |
| Morningside State School, Morningside | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 475 | 1,075 |
| Lourdes Hill College, Hawthorne | Catholic | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,225 | 1,120 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Cannon Hill Anglican College, Cannon Hill | Independent | Combined | 2.3 km | 1,355 | 1,174 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Anglican Church Grammar School, East Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,901 | 1,170 |
| Sts Peter and Paul's School, Bulimba | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 548 | 1,156 |
| Balmoral State High School, Balmoral | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 929 | 1,047 |
| Carina State School, Carindale | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 267 | 1,036 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Murarrie State School, Murarrie | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 60 | 956 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Bulimba State School, Bulimba | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 612 | 1,124 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 539 | 1,112 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32537/seven-hills/topic/education