53.5% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 49.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Runaway Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Runaway Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels are on the rise in Runaway Bay, where 19.1% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. While school completion rates are well below the national figure, there has been a steady increase in both year 12 graduates and university degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland and Australian figures. This is an improvement over the last decade, as the rate rose 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Runaway Bay, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 19.1%, which is a little below the state average and well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.8% of residents.
19.1% ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
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 Runaway Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 22.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Runaway Bay has just one primary school, which is Catholic and much larger than most similar schools. While the school has a much higher advantage score than most areas, there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children compared to other places.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.92
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
665
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
665
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 75% 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 Runaway Bay
6 schools — 5,543 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Coombabah State School, Coombabah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 730 | 1,009 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 670 | 997 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Runaway Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031240/runaway-bay/topic/education