78.8% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 71.2%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Kedron · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Kedron
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Upper Kedron, where 35% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of qualification is matched by strong school completion rates, making it one of the most educated pockets of the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A huge 78.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Kedron, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with the typical adult more likely to have a university degree than those in the rest of the state. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 31.6%.
35.0% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 35.0%
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 Upper Kedron, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications are in management and commerce (24.7%), followed by engineering at 15.1% and health at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 14 schools within 3 km, which is more than 85% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have a much higher advantage score than typical areas.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
679
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,087
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Upper Kedron
14 schools — 9,500 students, average ICSEA 1,087.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 11 · Secondary 3
| St Andrew's Catholic School, Ferny Grove | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 539 | 1,097 |
| Ferny Grove State High School, Ferny Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,881 | 1,069 |
| Ferny Grove State School, Ferny Grove | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 668 | 1,066 |
| Hilder Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 434 | 1,145 |
| Ferny Hills State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 440 | 1,057 |
| Patricks Road State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 771 | 1,105 |
| St Peter Chanel Primary School, The Gap | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 129 | 1,127 |
| The Gap State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 565 | 1,145 |
| The Gap State High School, The Gap | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 1,702 | 1,123 |
| St William's Primary School, Keperra | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 520 | 1,112 |
| Grovely State School, Keperra | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 303 | 1,001 |
| Payne Road State School, The Gap | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 299 | 1,120 |
| Mitchelton State High School, Mitchelton | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 712 | 990 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 537 | 1,062 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Kedron [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32912/upper-kedron/topic/education