73.3% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wishart · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wishart
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become more common in Wishart over the last decade. This is a highly educated area where 36.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest for similar areas, with 73.3% of residents completing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wishart, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is very well qualified, as 36.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above both the state and national figures, with postgraduate degrees held by 14.6% of the population.
36.5% ▲ +43.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 36.5%
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 Wishart, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Wishart has 27 schools within 3 km, which is among the largest numbers for this level. Local schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 819 students and a much higher average advantage score than most areas.
0.42
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 88% 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).
819
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
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 Wishart
27 schools — 22,103 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 17 · Independent 6 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 4
| Wishart State School, Wishart | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 1,100 | 1,124 |
| Mansfield State High School, Mansfield | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 3,807 | 1,116 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Wishart | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 520 | 1,110 |
| Brisbane Adventist College, Mansfield | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 587 | 1,072 |
| Mansfield State School, Mansfield | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 1,212 | 1,116 |
| St John of Kronstadt Academy, Upper Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 2.0 km | 21 | 1,087 |
| Upper Mount Gravatt State School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 498 | 1,042 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School, Mackenzie | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 183 | 1,086 |
| Mackenzie State Special School, Mackenzie | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 118 | 1,045 |
| St Bernard's School, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 181 | 1,066 |
| Citipointe Christian College, Carindale | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 1,805 | 1,166 |
| Mount Gravatt East State School, Mount Gravatt East | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 251 | 1,000 |
| Clairvaux MacKillop College, Upper Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,215 | 1,070 |
| MacGregor State High School, Macgregor | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,297 | 1,037 |
| Rochedale State High School, Rochedale | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,547 | 1,034 |
| Rochedale State School, Rochedale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 989 | 1,112 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,111 | 1,147 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Warrigal Road State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Yarranlea Primary School, Mount Gravatt | Independent | Primary | 3.9 km | 58 | 1,146 |
| MacGregor State School, Macgregor | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Sinai College, Burbank | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 28 | 1,118 |
| Eight Mile Plains State School, Eight Mile Plains | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 324 | 1,023 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 111 | 970 |
| Runcorn State High School, Runcorn | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 838 | 973 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wishart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33102/wishart/topic/education