75.5% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 75.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wavell Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wavell Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 38% of adults in Wavell Heights hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates are among the highest for similar places. Most residents have a strong academic background, which is reflected in both their qualifications and the local school environment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are very high here, with 75.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wavell Heights, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is well-qualified, with those holding a bachelor degree or higher (37.7%) sitting far above the figures for Queensland and Australia. This group includes 37.1% with a bachelor degree and 11.3% with a postgraduate degree.
37.7% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Wavell Heights, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (26%), followed by health (12.7%) and engineering (12.3%). Other common fields include society and culture and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 41 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar places.
0.90
Lower than 94% 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).
621
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,095
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wavell Heights
41 schools — 25,456 students, average ICSEA 1,095.
By sector: Government 22 · Catholic 16 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 28 · Secondary 7 · Combined 6
| Our Lady of the Angels' School, Wavell Heights | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 606 | 1,119 |
| Wavell State High School, Wavell Heights | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,522 | 1,008 |
| Wavell Heights State School, Wavell Heights | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 398 | 985 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| Kedron State School, Kedron | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 487 | 1,122 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Mount Alvernia College, Kedron | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 970 | 1,115 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| St Anthony's School, Kedron | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 694 | 1,116 |
| Padua College, Kedron | Catholic | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,547 | 1,117 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Somerset Hills State School, Stafford Heights | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 103 | 1,009 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| Craigslea State School, Chermside West | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 599 | 1,070 |
| Craigslea State High School, Chermside West | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,236 | 1,070 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 105 | 890 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 647 | 1,105 |
| Stafford State School, Stafford | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 246 | 995 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| Earnshaw State College, Banyo | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 803 | 1,010 |
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| Queen of Apostles Primary School, Stafford | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 296 | 1,106 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| St Pius' Primary School, Banyo | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 504 | 1,088 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 717 | 1,140 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 81 | 913 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wavell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33015/wavell-heights/topic/education