78.4% ▲ +69.4%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 46.3%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenslopes · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Greenslopes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive gap exists between Greenslopes and the rest of the country, with 44.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This far exceeds the national figure of 26.3%, marking the area as a highly educated hub. The local population has seen a rapid shift toward higher learning, with university degrees increasing by 33 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is among the highest in the region, with 78.4% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and represents a 32 point increase since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenslopes, Year 12 is the majority at 82%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is very common here, as 44.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the 21.9% seen across Queensland, with the most common qualification being a bachelor degree at 40.1%.
44.2% ▲ +291.1%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 44.2%
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 Greenslopes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (18%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most local qualifications are in management and commerce (22.2%), followed by health (13.6%) and society and culture (13.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Greenslopes has more schools per child than most areas, with 15,505 total enrolments. The schools here are much larger than usual and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.21
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 50% 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).
15,505
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
775
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,088
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 Greenslopes
20 schools — 15,505 students, average ICSEA 1,088.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 6
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 5 · Secondary 5
| Loreto College Coorparoo, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 0.1 km | 989 | 1,148 |
| Holland Park State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 778 | 1,149 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 605 | 1,151 |
| Cavendish Road State High School, Holland Park | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 2,037 | 1,103 |
| St Joachim's School, Holland Park | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 333 | 1,124 |
| Greenslopes State School, Greenslopes | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 310 | 1,108 |
| St James Primary School, Coorparoo | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 132 | 1,102 |
| Marshall Road State School, Holland Park West | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 499 | 1,135 |
| Queensland Pathways State College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 384 | 964 |
| Coorparoo State School, Coorparoo | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 809 | 1,132 |
| Villanova College, Coorparoo | Catholic | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,561 | 1,135 |
| Seville Road State School, Holland Park | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 111 | 970 |
| Whites Hill State College, Camp Hill | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 832 | 1,020 |
| Holland Park State High School, Holland Park West | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 529 | 1,055 |
| St Agnes School, Mount Gravatt | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 455 | 1,106 |
| Nursery Road State Special School, Holland Park West | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 158 | 1,034 |
| Mount Gravatt State School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 259 | 1,051 |
| Brisbane School of Distance Education, Coorparoo | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Coorparoo Secondary College, Coorparoo | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 407 | 1,032 |
| Mount Gravatt State High School, Mount Gravatt | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,217 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenslopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30030/greenslopes/topic/education