77.9% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.1%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Yeronga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Yeronga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in Yeronga hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a vast majority of residents finished high school. The community's strong academic profile is reflected in its well-resourced local schooling options.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is very common here, with 77.9% of residents doing so. This is far above both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Yeronga, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has one of the highest proportions of university graduates, with 46.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9% and the national figure of 26.3%.
46.4% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 46.4%
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 Yeronga, 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 fields of study are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by society and culture at 15% and health at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Yeronga has 38 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for its level. These schools are generally larger than those in similar areas and have some of the highest average advantage scores.
3.14
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
38
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).
737
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,133
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Yeronga
38 schools — 27,267 students, average ICSEA 1,133.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 13 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 8 · Combined 7
| St Sebastian's Primary School, Yeronga | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 117 | 1,113 |
| Yeronga State School, Yeronga | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 741 | 1,126 |
| Yeronga State High School, Yeronga | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,020 | 1,011 |
| Mary Immaculate Primary School, Annerley | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 67 | 1,040 |
| Our Lady's College, Annerley | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 343 | 1,048 |
| Barrett Adolescent Centre Special School, Tennyson | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 35 | — |
| Junction Park State School, Annerley | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 470 | 1,104 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| St Ita's Regional Primary School, Dutton Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 356 | 1,137 |
| Brisbane South State Secondary College, Dutton Park | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,236 | 1,137 |
| Moorooka State School, Moorooka | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 558 | 1,088 |
| Dutton Park State School, Dutton Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 325 | 1,118 |
| St Brendan's Primary School, Moorooka | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 76 | 1,001 |
| St Elizabeth's School, Tarragindi | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 363 | 1,141 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| St Laurence's College, South Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 2,033 | 1,117 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| Buranda State School, Woolloongabba | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 226 | 1,127 |
| Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 762 | 1,139 |
| Graceville State School, Graceville | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 676 | 1,156 |
| Queensland Children's Hospital School, South Brisbane | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Somerville House, South Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,377 | 1,180 |
| Sherwood State School, Sherwood | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 630 | 1,139 |
| Milpera State High School, Chelmer | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 333 | 911 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 3.6 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Rocklea State School, Rocklea | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 69 | 963 |
| Christ the King School, Graceville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 225 | 1,127 |
| Narbethong State Special School, Woolloongabba | Government | Combined | 3.7 km | 53 | 1,018 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| West End State School, West End | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,461 | 1,143 |
| Brisbane State High School, South Brisbane | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 3,594 | 1,145 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Kangaroo Point | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 302 | 1,129 |
| East Brisbane State School, East Brisbane | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 231 | 1,077 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 333 | 1,124 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Yeronga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33220/yeronga/topic/education