82.0% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
West End · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in West End
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap in education separates West End from the rest of the state, with over half of all adults holding a university degree. This highly qualified community also sees a far higher percentage of people finishing Year 12 compared to the national average. It is an area defined by high academic achievement across all age groups.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure, with 82% of residents finishing school. This is 25 points higher than the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In West End, Year 12 is the majority at 87%; Year 10 is next at 6%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia. Postgraduate degrees are particularly common, held by 21.4% of the population.
52.2% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 52.2%
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 West End, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in management and commerce at 20.6%, followed by society and culture at 16.2% and health at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by 40 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for any similar area. Local schools are typically larger than average and have some of the highest advantage scores in the region.
0.55
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
40
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).
971
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,153
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 West End
40 schools — 37,879 students, average ICSEA 1,153.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 12 · Independent 10
By type: Primary 15 · Combined 14 · Secondary 11
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Hubbard's School, Milton | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 58 | 1,143 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 1.3 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 1.4 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 607 | 1,151 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 1.9 km | 104 | 943 |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 2.1 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | — | — |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Petrie Terrace State School, Paddington | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 257 | 1,130 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 3.3 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 980 | 978 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.4 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Red Hill Special School, Red Hill | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 83 | 1,090 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 604 | 1,170 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in West End [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33033/west-end/topic/education