68.8% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Stafford Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Stafford Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of learning define daily life in Stafford Heights, where 68.8% of residents have finished Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure, marking it as a well-educated area where university degrees are common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher than most areas, with 68.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is 12 points above the Queensland average and 10 points above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Stafford Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 72%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 31.2% of adults, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. This level of qualification is much higher than in most other areas.
31.2% ▲ +49.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 31.2%
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 Stafford Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 20.1%, followed by health at 13.8% and engineering at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 31 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Local schools tend to be larger and have much higher advantage scores than most other areas.
1.54
Lower than 81% 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).
665
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,096
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 Stafford Heights
31 schools — 20,625 students, average ICSEA 1,096.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 10 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 21 · Secondary 7 · Combined 3
| Stafford Heights State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 303 | 986 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 103 | 1,009 |
| Everton Park State High School, Everton Park | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 482 | 1,001 |
| Craigslea State High School, Chermside West | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,236 | 1,070 |
| Craigslea State School, Chermside West | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 599 | 1,070 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 246 | 995 |
| Northside Christian College, Everton Park | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,245 | 1,145 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| McDowall State School, Mcdowall | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 988 | 1,120 |
| Everton Park State School, Everton Park | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 558 | 1,084 |
| Enoggera State School, Enoggera | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 390 | 1,128 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School, Enoggera | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 303 | 1,104 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Hillbrook Anglican School, Enoggera | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 895 | 1,174 |
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 398 | 985 |
| Aspley State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 690 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Prince of Peace Lutheran College, Everton Park | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 653 | 1,104 |
| Mt Maria College, Mitchelton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,167 | 1,084 |
| Wilston State School, Grange | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 840 | 1,165 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Wilston | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 495 | 1,155 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 78 | 1,014 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 93 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32650/stafford-heights/topic/education