79.0% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 73.1%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Seventeen Mile Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Seventeen Mile Rocks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A far higher proportion of residents have completed secondary school and university degrees in Seventeen Mile Rocks compared to the rest of the state. With 79% of people finishing Year 12, the area stands well above both the Queensland and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 79% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 22 points above the Queensland average and 20 points above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Seventeen Mile Rocks, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Highly qualified adults are common in the area, as 43% hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and the national average of 26.3%.
43.0% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 Seventeen Mile Rocks, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, held by 23.8% of the qualified population, followed by engineering at 14.5% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 638 students and a high advantage score. There are 20 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
638
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,100
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Seventeen Mile Rocks
20 schools — 12,758 students, average ICSEA 1,100.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 508 | 1,054 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 221 | 980 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Jamboree Heights State School, Jamboree Heights | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 893 | 1,103 |
| Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 366 | 1,181 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Kenmore South State School, Kenmore | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 684 | 1,170 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Middle Park State School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 578 | 1,070 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 676 | 1,156 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Seventeen Mile Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32539/seventeen-mile-rocks/topic/education