76.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 71.4%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wakerley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wakerley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 76% of Wakerley residents have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees and school advantage scores are much higher than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 76.4% of people reaching this level. This is far above the 57.1% seen in Queensland and the 58.8% across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wakerley, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is prevalent, as 35.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 26.3%.
35.8% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 35.8%
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 Wakerley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 28.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.9% and health at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. While there are 14 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this area type.
0.43
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
592
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,061
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wakerley
14 schools — 8,289 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Gumdale State School, Gumdale | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 1,152 | 1,060 |
| Moreton Bay College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,236 | 1,139 |
| OneSchool Global QLD - Wakerley, Wakerley | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 285 | 985 |
| Moreton Bay Boys' College, Manly West | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 568 | 1,125 |
| Wondall Heights State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 588 | 1,041 |
| Manly West State School, Manly West | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 232 | 992 |
| Brisbane Bayside State College, Wynnum West | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 910 | 981 |
| Lota State School, Lota | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 244 | 1,061 |
| Wynnum West State School, Wynnum West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 340 | 964 |
| Tingalpa State School, Tingalpa | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 452 | 1,079 |
| Manly State School, Manly | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 691 | 1,105 |
| Wynnum State High School, Wynnum | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,109 | 1,035 |
| St John Vianney's Primary School, Manly | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 452 | 1,096 |
| South East Brisbane Steiner School, Thorneside | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 30 | 1,037 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wakerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32955/wakerley/topic/education