60.6% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 8 percentage points separates Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) from the national average for university degrees. While most adults here have completed Year 12 at a rate higher than the Queensland and Australian figures, fewer have gone on to achieve higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Willow Vale - Pimpama (West), Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with 18.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below both the Queensland figure and the national average.
18.1% —
Lower than 59% 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 Willow Vale - Pimpama (West), the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has just one government primary school. This single school is much larger than those in most similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.56
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 55% 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).
792
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
792
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
993
Lower than 61% 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 Willow Vale - Pimpama (West)
17 schools — 15,582 students, average ICSEA 1,022.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 7 · Secondary 1
| Pimpama State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 792 | 993 |
| Toogoolawa School, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 4.4 km | 116 | 955 |
| Ormeau State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 897 | 998 |
| Coomera Springs State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 654 | 999 |
| Livingstone Christian College, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,222 | 1,043 |
| Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School, Pimpama | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 794 | 1,056 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
| Gainsborough State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 849 | 1,003 |
| Coomera Anglican College, Upper Coomera | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,595 | 1,084 |
| Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera | Government | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,682 | 964 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 6.2 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
| Pimpama State Secondary College, Pimpama | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,222 | 966 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Ormeau | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 213 | 1,031 |
| Pimpama State Primary College, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 747 | 972 |
| Highland Reserve State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 899 | 1,026 |
| Coomera Rivers State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 819 | 1,001 |
| Cedar Creek State School, Cedar Creek | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 250 | 966 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Willow Vale - Pimpama (West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071558/willow-vale-pimpama/topic/education