72.4% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ferny Grove · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Ferny Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Ferny Grove hold high-level qualifications than in most similar areas. This shift is clear in the data, as the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher jumped 22 points since 2011 to reach 34.7%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates have climbed sharply here, with 72.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and represents a 28 point rise since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ferny Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in three adults, or 34.7%, holds a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the own Australian figure of 26.3%. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV for 22.4% of residents.
34.7% ▲ +165.5%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Ferny Grove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and engineering at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than most areas. There are 14 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in other areas.
1.30
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 71% 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).
9,379
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
670
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,089
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ferny Grove
14 schools — 9,379 students, average ICSEA 1,089.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Grovely State School, Keperra | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 303 | 1,001 |
| Ferny Hills State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 440 | 1,057 |
| St William's Primary School, Keperra | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 520 | 1,112 |
| Mitchelton State High School, Mitchelton | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 712 | 990 |
| Ferny Grove State High School, Ferny Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,881 | 1,069 |
| Patricks Road State School, Ferny Hills | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 771 | 1,105 |
| Mitchelton State School, Mitchelton | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 537 | 1,062 |
| Ferny Grove State School, Ferny Grove | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 668 | 1,066 |
| Our Lady of Dolours School, Mitchelton | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 159 | 1,133 |
| Mitchelton Special School, Mitchelton | Government | Combined | 2.6 km | 78 | 1,014 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School, Ferny Grove | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 539 | 1,097 |
| Marist College Ashgrove, Ashgrove | Catholic | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,827 | 1,139 |
| Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 496 | 1,153 |
| Newmarket State School, Newmarket | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 448 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ferny Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30026/ferny-grove/topic/education