59.7% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 52.7%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hope Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Hope Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 60% of adults in Hope Island have finished Year 12, a figure that has climbed 7 percentage points since 2011. This area shows a steady increase in schooling and higher degrees, though the proportion of residents with university degrees remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland average. This represents a notable rise from 2011, when only 52.7% had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hope Island, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 22.8% of adults, which is about the same as the state average but well below the national figure. This reflects a rise of 6.6 percentage points since 2011.
22.8% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hope Island splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 26.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%. Society and culture accounts for 10.1% of degrees held.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 68% of similar areas.
12
Lower than 69% 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 Hope Island
12 schools — 10,741 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Coomera State Special School, Coomera | Government | Combined | 4.9 km | 278 | 1,005 |
| Picnic Creek State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 886 | 996 |
| St Joseph's College, Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,299 | 1,039 |
| Foxwell State Secondary College, Coomera | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,123 | 997 |
| Coomera Rivers State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 819 | 1,001 |
| Coombabah State School, Coombabah | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 730 | 1,009 |
| Coomera State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 368 | 1,004 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 8.4 km | 665 | 1,076 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 9.2 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
| Helensvale State High School, Helensvale | Government | Secondary | 9.5 km | 1,875 | 1,017 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 12.2 km | 670 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071253/hope-island/topic/education