74.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 70.2%
- 2021: 74.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Ommaney · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mount Ommaney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents in Mount Ommaney have completed high school and university than the state or national averages. Nearly 75% of people finished Year 12, and 38.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures represent a significant gap compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much higher than most areas, with 74.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 18 points above the Queensland figure and rose 8 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Ommaney, Year 12 is the majority at 78%; Year 10 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is highly qualified, with 38.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the national figure of 26.3% and has increased since 2011.
38.2% ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 38.2%
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 Mount Ommaney, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, though management and commerce are the most common at 21.9%. Engineering and related studies follow at 14.1%, with society and culture at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have a higher advantage score than most areas. However, with only 1.3 schools per 1,000 children, this is much lower than most other areas.
1.30
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 76% 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).
9,654
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
743
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Ommaney
13 schools — 9,654 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Mount Ommaney Special School, Mount Ommaney | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 156 | 1,056 |
| Jamboree Heights State School, Jamboree Heights | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 893 | 1,103 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Darra | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 508 | 1,054 |
| Good News Lutheran School, Middle Park | Independent | Primary | 1.8 km | 366 | 1,181 |
| Centenary State High School, Jindalee | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,719 | 1,049 |
| Darra State School, Darra | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 221 | 980 |
| Jindalee State School, Jindalee | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 522 | 1,082 |
| Middle Park State School, Middle Park | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 578 | 1,070 |
| Corinda State School, Corinda | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 620 | 1,115 |
| Oxley State School, Oxley | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 383 | 1,051 |
| St Aidan's Anglican Girls School, Corinda | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Corinda | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 488 | 1,118 |
| Corinda State High School, Corinda | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 2,125 | 1,060 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Ommaney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30058/mount-ommaney/topic/education