63.9% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buderim - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Buderim - South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and university degrees mark Buderim - South as more qualified than most similar areas. Since 2011, the number of adults with bachelor degrees has climbed by 8.0 percentage points to reach 27.8%. This trend towards higher achievement is also seen in school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure, with 63.9% of residents finishing their final year. This is a significant increase from 55.3% in 2011, placing the area well above both Queensland and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buderim - South, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland figure of 21.9%. While bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 28.2%, Certificate III and IV qualifications are also common at 27.2%.
27.8% ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Buderim - South splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by health at 14.9% and engineering and related fields at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one large independent school with an average enrolment of 1,426 students, which is among the highest for its level. This single school has one of the highest average advantage scores among similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.31
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 51% 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).
1,426
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,426
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,155
Higher than 98% 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 Buderim - South
20 schools — 16,963 students, average ICSEA 1,073.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Siena Catholic College, Sippy Downs | Catholic | Secondary | 0.8 km | 889 | 1,073 |
| Siena Catholic Primary School, Sippy Downs | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 616 | 1,081 |
| Chancellor State College, Sippy Downs | Government | Combined | 1.2 km | 2,609 | 1,042 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 1.2 km | 1,426 | 1,155 |
| Buderim Mountain State School, Buderim | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 1,183 | 1,096 |
| Palmview State Secondary College, Palmview | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 379 | 1,021 |
| Palmview State Primary School, Palmview | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 596 | 1,037 |
| Palmview State Special School, Palmview | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 102 | 1,023 |
| Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 1,239 | 1,120 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 733 | 1,055 |
| Kuluin State School, Kuluin | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 612 | 1,018 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 1,472 | 1,133 |
| Chevallum State School, Chevallum | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 456 | 1,054 |
| Montessori International College, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 276 | 1,104 |
| Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 807 | 1,064 |
| Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 222 | 969 |
| The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore | Independent | Secondary | 7.0 km | 226 | 1,054 |
| Glenview State School, Glenview | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 251 | 1,062 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buderim - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316011414/buderim-south/topic/education