83.3% ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 74.1%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yeerongpilly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yeerongpilly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Yeerongpilly hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far above the national average. This high level of education is reflected in the fact that 83.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far above the Queensland and Australian figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 83.3% of people reaching this milestone, which is far above the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yeerongpilly, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Almost half of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. Postgraduate degrees are also common, held by 17% of the population.
49.6% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 49.6%
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 Yeerongpilly, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Certificate III / IV (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19%, followed by society and culture at 15.3% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 24 schools within 3km, which is more than 91% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with an average size of 565 students.
24
Higher than 87% 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).
565
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,109
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yeerongpilly
24 schools — 13,564 students, average ICSEA 1,109.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 8 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 5 · Combined 1
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 35 | — |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 69 | 963 |
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 2.4 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| Salisbury State School, Salisbury | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 307 | 1,058 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 310 | 1,108 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yeerongpilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33215/yeerongpilly/topic/education