61.0% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the state average, 61% of adults in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan have finished Year 12. This highlights a strong trend toward completing secondary school, although university degrees are less common here than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is higher than in most areas, sitting at 61%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across the country, with 19.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the Australian figure of 26.3% and a little below the state rate.
19.7% —
Lower than 54% 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 Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 20%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools with an average size of 575 students, which is higher than most similar areas. However, with only 0.7 schools per 1,000 children, this is among the lowest levels for its type.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.70
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
1,149
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
575
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,013
Lower 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 Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan
10 schools — 8,520 students, average ICSEA 1,028.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| Highland Reserve State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 899 | 1,026 |
| Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 1,682 | 964 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 6.7 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 250 | 966 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
| Oxenford State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 520 | 993 |
| Tamborine Mountain State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 564 | 1,054 |
| Coomera State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 368 | 1,004 |
| Tamborine Mountain State High School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Secondary | 8.5 km | 943 | 1,039 |
| Gaven State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 463 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071556/upper-coomera-wongawallan/topic/education