59.1% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surfers Paradise - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Surfers Paradise - North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A mix of professional and vocational skills shapes daily life in Surfers Paradise - North, where nearly a quarter of adults hold a university degree. This combination of higher education and trade qualifications supports the local economy and workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and about the same as the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surfers Paradise - North, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 24.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Queensland average, though a little below the figure for Australia.
24.5% —
Higher than 58% 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 →Surfers Paradise - North splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular areas of study are management and commerce at 22.5%, followed by society and culture and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 70% of similar places.
11
Lower than 71% 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 Surfers Paradise - North
11 schools — 11,664 students, average ICSEA 1,061.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 598 | 1,035 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 729 | 1,059 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 238 | 993 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| St Kevin's School, Benowa | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 427 | 1,072 |
| Benowa State School, Benowa | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 894 | 1,089 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surfers Paradise - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101561/surfers-paradise-north/topic/education