76.3% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 76.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tennyson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 23 percentage point gap separates Tennyson from the Queensland average for adults with a university degree. This highly educated area sees nearly half of its adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the national figure. The community is well-qualified, with most residents having completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 76.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tennyson, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is among the most qualified in the region, as 45.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland.
45.4% ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 45.4%
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 Tennyson, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (18%) and Postgraduate degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, led by management and commerce at 24%, followed by health at 15.1% and society and culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Tennyson is served by 25 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any similar area. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 707 students.
6.49
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
707
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,119
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tennyson
25 schools — 17,686 students, average ICSEA 1,119.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 7 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 5
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 35 | — |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 69 | 963 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 333 | 911 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 470 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/topic/education