59.7% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pimpama - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Pimpama - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well below the national figure for university degrees, Pimpama - North has a mix of vocational and academic skills. While around 60% of residents finished Year 12, a gap exists compared to the rest of Australia when it comes to higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland rate and about the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pimpama - North, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Typical qualifications vary, with 32.2% holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 21% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as Queensland but well below the Australian average.
21.0% —
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Pimpama - North, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just two schools, which is smaller than about 71% of similar areas, though these schools are much larger than usual with an average size of 846 students.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.79
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% 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).
1,691
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
846
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 54% 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 Pimpama - North
16 schools — 12,817 students, average ICSEA 1,006.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 2
| Gainsborough State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 849 | 1,003 |
| Pimpama State Primary College, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 747 | 972 |
| Pimpama State Secondary College, Pimpama | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,222 | 966 |
| St Joseph's College, Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,299 | 1,039 |
| Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School, Pimpama | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 794 | 1,056 |
| Picnic Creek State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 886 | 996 |
| Pimpama State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 792 | 993 |
| Ormeau State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 897 | 998 |
| Coomera Rivers State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 819 | 1,001 |
| Coomera Springs State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 654 | 999 |
| Coomera State Special School, Coomera | Government | Combined | 5.1 km | 278 | 1,005 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Ormeau | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 213 | 1,031 |
| Livingstone Christian College, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,222 | 1,043 |
| Toogoolawa School, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 116 | 955 |
| Ormeau Woods State High School, Ormeau | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 1,404 | 996 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 625 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pimpama - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071554/pimpama-north/topic/education