86.7% ▲ +124.5%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 41.4%
- 2021: 86.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maiwar · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Maiwar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
An incredible 48 percentage point jump in Year 12 completion since 2011 highlights the rapid educational shift in Maiwar. The area is now highly qualified, with more than half of all adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This stands far above both the Queensland and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the national figure at 86.7%, a level that is among the highest for similar areas. Most residents finished their schooling at this level, while only 1.5% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maiwar, Year 12 is the majority at 91%; Year 10 is next at 5%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Over half of adults here have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This high level of qualification is driven by 42.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree and 23.1% with a postgraduate degree.
52.3% ▲ +434.0%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 Maiwar, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (11%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by society and culture at 15.4%. Health, engineering, and natural sciences also make up a significant part of the local qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maiwar has some of the largest schools in the region, with 16,520 enrolments and a typical school size of 869 students. About 47.4% of these schools are government-run, with the rest split evenly between Catholic and independent sectors.
2.08
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Lower than 54% 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).
16,520
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
869
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,161
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maiwar
19 schools — 16,520 students, average ICSEA 1,161.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 5 · Independent 5
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| Indooroopilly State School, Indooroopilly | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 1,326 | 1,165 |
| Ambrose Treacy College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,273 | 1,139 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 118 | 1,142 |
| Brigidine College, Indooroopilly | Catholic | Combined | 1.3 km | 980 | 1,129 |
| Indooroopilly State High School, Indooroopilly | Government | Secondary | 1.6 km | 2,924 | 1,138 |
| St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 2,330 | 1,183 |
| Queensland Academy for Science Mathematics and Technology, Toowong | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 1,358 | 1,220 |
| Brisbane Boys' College, Toowong | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,393 | 1,164 |
| St Ignatius School, Toowong | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 272 | 1,158 |
| Ironside State School, St Lucia | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 895 | 1,178 |
| Fig Tree Pocket State School, Fig Tree Pocket | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 477 | 1,169 |
| Toowong State School, Toowong | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 463 | 1,121 |
| Omni Academies of Learning, Toowong | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 33 | 1,151 |
| Mancel College, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 223 | 1,084 |
| Brisbane Montessori School, Fig Tree Pocket | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 189 | 1,128 |
| Stuartholme School, Toowong | Catholic | Combined | 3.5 km | 815 | 1,159 |
| Rainworth State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 590 | 1,206 |
| Bardon State School, Bardon | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 254 | 1,147 |
| Milton State School, Milton | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 607 | 1,151 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maiwar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30048/maiwar/topic/education