59.2% ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 47.2%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Currumbin - Tugun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Currumbin - Tugun
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Currumbin - Tugun sits around the middle of similar areas for most education measures. The area has seen a significant climb in schooling levels, with the share of people finishing Year 12 jumping 12 percentage points since 2011. Higher education has also grown, with a quarter of adults now holding a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure. This reflects a strong upward trend, as the rate of school completion has risen steadily over the last decade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Currumbin - Tugun, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.7% of the population, which is slightly higher than the state average. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 14.4% of adults held such a qualification.
24.7% ▲ +71.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Currumbin - Tugun splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by health at 12.7% and engineering at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the largest of its kind for similar areas. However, with only 0.5 schools per 1,000 children, the number of local schools is among the lowest for this level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.50
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
1,144
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,144
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Currumbin - Tugun
14 schools — 9,492 students, average ICSEA 1,031.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Currumbin State School, Currumbin | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 1,144 | 1,017 |
| Currumbin Community Special School, Currumbin Waters | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 95 | 1,003 |
| Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School, Palm Beach | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 2,819 | 1,022 |
| Elanora State School, Elanora | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 924 | 1,061 |
| St Augustine's Parish Primary School, Currumbin Waters | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 482 | 1,086 |
| Coolangatta State School, Coolangatta | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 285 | 989 |
| The Village School Gold Coast, Coolangatta | Independent | Primary | 4.7 km | 88 | 1,047 |
| Tweed Heads Public School, Tweed Heads | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 394 | 984 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tweed Heads | Catholic | Primary | 5.0 km | 302 | 1,069 |
| Elanora State High School, Elanora | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 949 | 1,023 |
| Palm Beach State School, Palm Beach | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 894 | 1,059 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 999 | 1,027 |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Primary | 5.9 km | 32 | 781 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 6.0 km | 85 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Currumbin - Tugun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021231/currumbin-tugun/topic/education