79.2% ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McConnel · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in McConnel
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all adults in McConnel hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far above the national figure. This highly educated area has seen a massive jump in qualifications over the last decade, with university degrees and high school completion rates both climbing sharply.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion has risen 25 points since 2011, with 79.2% of residents now finishing Year 12. This is far above the Queensland rate of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McConnel, Year 12 is the majority at 86%; Year 10 is next at 7%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 29 points since 2011 to reach 46.7%. This is much higher than most areas and far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
46.7% ▲ +171.0%
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 46.7%
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 McConnel, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 47%, followed by Postgraduate degree (18%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.0%, followed by society and culture at 13.8% and health at 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
McConnel has 14,939 enrolments and 3.72 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The schools here are among the largest and most advantaged in the region.
3.72
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Lower than 57% 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).
14,939
Higher than 86% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
830
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,147
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McConnel
18 schools — 14,939 students, average ICSEA 1,147.
By sector: Independent 8 · Government 5 · Catholic 5
By type: Secondary 8 · Combined 7 · Primary 3
| Humanitas High School, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 0.1 km | 90 | 1,107 |
| Angelorum College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Combined | 0.2 km | 69 | 1,083 |
| Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 508 | 1,111 |
| All Hallows' School, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.5 km | 1,707 | 1,183 |
| St Joseph's College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 1,896 | 1,182 |
| St James College, Brisbane | Catholic | Combined | 0.6 km | 980 | 978 |
| Music Industry College, Fortitude Valley | Independent | Secondary | 0.7 km | 87 | 1,067 |
| Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, Fortitude Valley | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 822 | 1,086 |
| IES College, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 0.9 km | 17 | 1,125 |
| The Industry School - Brisbane, Spring Hill | Independent | Secondary | 1.0 km | 201 | 1,063 |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,558 | 1,211 |
| Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,996 | 1,210 |
| New Farm State School, New Farm | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 539 | 1,112 |
| Queensland Academy for Creative Industries, Kelvin Grove | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 436 | 1,128 |
| Compass Independent School, Kelvin Grove | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 47 | 1,157 |
| Holy Spirit School, New Farm | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 265 | 1,138 |
| Kelvin Grove State College, Kelvin Grove | Government | Combined | 2.0 km | 3,617 | 1,135 |
| Albert Park Flexible School, Milton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 104 | 943 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McConnel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30052/mcconnel/topic/education