57.6% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Worongary - Tallai · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Worongary - Tallai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in Worongary - Tallai have finished their studies, with a significant jump in both school and university completions since 2011. More than one in five adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a shift toward higher qualifications in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose 8.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 57.6%. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Worongary - Tallai, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher rose 7.1 percentage points to 21.5% since 2011. While this is about the same as the state average, it remains well below the Australian figure.
21.5% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 Worongary - Tallai, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3 km, which is a smaller number than about 52% of similar areas.
18
Lower than 53% 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).
Schools serving Worongary - Tallai
18 schools — 14,289 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Gilston State School, Gilston | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 484 | 1,026 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,828 | 1,137 |
| Mudgeeraba State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 584 | 1,016 |
| Worongary State School, Worongary | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 508 | 994 |
| St Michael's College, Merrimac | Catholic | Secondary | 4.0 km | 820 | 1,048 |
| Star of the Sea School, Merrimac | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 236 | 1,045 |
| Mudgeeraba Creek State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 613 | 1,041 |
| William Duncan State School, Highland Park | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 580 | 975 |
| Mudgeeraba Special School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Combined | 4.7 km | 167 | 1,030 |
| Merrimac State School, Merrimac | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 600 | 1,020 |
| Robina State High School, Robina | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 1,530 | 1,026 |
| Arcadia College, Robina | Independent | Secondary | 5.5 km | 715 | 992 |
| Nerang State High School, Nerang | Government | Secondary | 5.7 km | 998 | 970 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Nerang | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 338 | 1,036 |
| Emmanuel College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,686 | 1,139 |
| Josiah College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 102 | 1,084 |
| Somerset College, Mudgeeraba | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 1,612 | 1,157 |
| Clover Hill State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 888 | 1,054 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Worongary - Tallai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061250/worongary-tallai/topic/education