77.6% ▲ +66.6%
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clayfield · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Clayfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge jump in high-level learning has transformed Clayfield since 2011. The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher surged by 31 points to reach 42.6%, while those finishing Year 12 also rose by 31 points to 77.6%. This creates a highly qualified community where university degrees are far more common than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 77.6%, which is much higher than most areas. This figure has climbed significantly since 2011, when only 46.6% of residents had finished school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clayfield, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are very common here, with 42.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 26.3% seen across Australia and is much higher than in most other areas.
42.6% ▲ +266.1%
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 42.6%
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 Clayfield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 45%, followed by Certificate III / IV (17%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 25.7%, followed by society and culture at 13.2% and health at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have some of the highest advantage scores at this level, with a typical school size of 611 students. Most of the 15 schools within 3 km are government-run (53.3%) or Catholic (33.3%).
1.80
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
15
Lower than 68% of state electorate 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).
9,164
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
611
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,128
Higher than 92% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clayfield
15 schools — 9,164 students, average ICSEA 1,128.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Hendra State School, Hendra | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 30 | 1,030 |
| Aviation High, Hendra | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 610 | 1,051 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School, Hendra | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 179 | 1,132 |
| Hamilton State School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 248 | 1,050 |
| Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 931 | 1,153 |
| St Rita's College, Clayfield | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,225 | 1,153 |
| Clayfield College, Clayfield | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 604 | 1,135 |
| St Agatha's Primary School, Clayfield | Catholic | Primary | 4.8 km | 359 | 1,159 |
| Ascot State School, Ascot | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 631 | 1,138 |
| Kedron State High School, Kedron | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,700 | 1,096 |
| St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, Ascot | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,436 | 1,158 |
| Wooloowin State School, Wooloowin | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 345 | 1,121 |
| Holy Cross School, Wooloowin | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 93 | 1,137 |
| St Mary of the Cross School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 56 | 1,100 |
| Windsor State School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 717 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30019/clayfield/topic/education