79.8% ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tarragindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tarragindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Tarragindi hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This high level of education is reflected across the community, with nearly 80% of residents finishing Year 12. It is a highly qualified area where a large number of people have pursued advanced university study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Almost 80% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is far above both the Queensland and Australian figures. This is among the highest levels of school completion seen in similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tarragindi, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, with 46.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure, and a significant 15.5% of adults have also completed a postgraduate degree.
46.3% ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 46.3%
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 Tarragindi, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Postgraduate degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce, which accounts for 21% of degrees. Other popular fields include health, society and culture, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tarragindi has a high number of schools within 3 km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. The schools here are larger than usual and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
0.79
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
41
Higher than 90% 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).
525
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,101
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 Tarragindi
41 schools — 21,526 students, average ICSEA 1,101.
By sector: Government 24 · Catholic 15 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 27 · Secondary 9 · Combined 5
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 111 | 970 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.8 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| St Pius X School, Salisbury | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 166 | 1,093 |
| Brisbane Christian College, Salisbury | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,118 | 1,109 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 384 | 964 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 69 | 963 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 35 | — |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 498 | 1,042 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tarragindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32757/tarragindi/topic/education