85.7% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.6%
- 2016: 83.4%
- 2021: 85.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Taringa · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Taringa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of adults in Taringa hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic trend is seen from a young age, with a very high proportion of residents finishing secondary school. The area is a hub for education, featuring a large number of diverse schooling options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 85.7% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 27 percentage points higher than the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Taringa, Year 12 is the majority at 89%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Taringa has a very high level of tertiary education, with 53.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%, with postgraduate degrees making up 22.3% of the total.
53.9% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 Taringa, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (12%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by society and culture at 16.1% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 25 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for similar areas. These include a mix of government (52%), Catholic (32%) and independent (16%) schools, with an average size of 920 students.
25
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).
920
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,154
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 Taringa
25 schools — 23,004 students, average ICSEA 1,154.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 8 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 7 · Combined 5
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 1.7 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 333 | 911 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 35 | — |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 356 | 1,137 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32751/taringa/topic/education