59.0% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Surfers Paradise - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Surfers Paradise - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common field of study for 22.1% of residents in Surfers Paradise - South. This is an area where roughly 59% of adults finished Year 12, which is about the same as the national figure. Higher education is quite common here, with about a quarter of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Most residents completed Year 12, sitting slightly above the Queensland average at 59%. This is roughly the same as the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Surfers Paradise - South, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland figure but a little below the Australian average. Certificates III or IV are also common, held by 19.8% of the population.
24.9% —
Higher 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 Surfers Paradise - South, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond management and commerce, the most common qualifications are in society and culture (10.2%), engineering (8.5%), health (8.2%), and food or hospitality (8.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government primary school with 598 enrolments. This results in 0.79 schools per 1,000 children, among the lowest for areas of this level.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
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).
598
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
598
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
Higher than 59% 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 Surfers Paradise - South
10 schools — 10,327 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 598 | 1,035 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 729 | 1,059 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Benowa State School, Benowa | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 894 | 1,089 |
| Broadbeach State School, Broadbeach | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 1,204 | 1,082 |
| St Kevin's School, Benowa | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 427 | 1,072 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
| Merrimac State High School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 930 | 1,029 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Clear Island Waters | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 794 | 1,091 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 3.6 km | 1,001 | 968 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Surfers Paradise - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101562/surfers-paradise-south/topic/education