86.3% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.2%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Toowong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Toowong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A highly educated workforce defines Toowong, where more than half of adults hold a university degree. This is a professional hub where schooling and higher education levels are far above the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest in the region, with 86.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Toowong, Year 12 is the majority at 90%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, at 53.5%. This is far above the national figure of 26.3%, with a postgraduate degree being the second most common qualification at 20.5%.
53.5% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 Toowong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 48%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by society and culture at 15.5% and health at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Toowong has 39 schools within 3 km, among the largest number for its level. Local schools are among the largest in the area, with an average size of 888 students.
3.99
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
39
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).
888
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,155
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 Toowong
39 schools — 33,726 students, average ICSEA 1,155.
By sector: Government 19 · Catholic 14 · Independent 6
By type: Primary 20 · Combined 12 · Secondary 7
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 1.4 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| St Joseph's School, Bardon | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 368 | 1,170 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 2.3 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Bardon State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 254 | 1,147 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 2.5 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 104 | 943 |
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School, Ashgrove West | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 118 | 1,160 |
| Ashgrove State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 626 | 1,183 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| St Finbarr's School, Ashgrove | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 187 | 1,151 |
| Mt St Michael's College, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 849 | 1,155 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 333 | 911 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | — | — |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Marist College Ashgrove, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 4.4 km | 1,827 | 1,139 |
| Chapel Hill State School, Chapel Hill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 772 | 1,171 |
| Payne Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 299 | 1,120 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 117 | 1,113 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Toowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32854/toowong/topic/education