64.5% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Robina · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Robina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Robina have finished high school and university than in most other areas, making it a highly educated hub. Since 2011, the number of residents completing Year 12 has jumped by 10 percentage points to 64.5%. This trend is matched by a rise in university degrees, with 25.2% of adults now holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 64.5% of residents completing their schooling. This is well above the figures for both Queensland (57.1%) and Australia (58.8%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Robina, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a figure well above the Queensland average. The most common qualifications are bachelor degrees at 26.7% and Certificate III or IV at 25.4%.
25.2% ▲ +56.8%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Robina splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most popular field of study for 22.4% of qualified residents. Other common areas include society and culture at 12.6% and health at 12.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Robina has 10 schools with very large average sizes of 1,084 students. While these schools have a higher advantage score than most, there are few of them per child compared to other areas.
10
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.08
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10,840
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,084
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Robina
10 schools — 10,840 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Secondary 4 · Primary 4 · Combined 2
| Varsity College, Varsity Lakes | Government | Combined | — | 3,304 | 1,065 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac | Independent | Combined | — | 1,828 | 1,137 |
| Robina State High School, Robina | Government | Secondary | — | 1,530 | 1,026 |
| St Michael's College, Merrimac | Catholic | Secondary | — | 820 | 1,048 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Clear Island Waters | Catholic | Primary | — | 794 | 1,091 |
| Arcadia College, Robina | Independent | Secondary | — | 715 | 992 |
| Robina State School, Robina | Government | Primary | — | 698 | 1,055 |
| Merrimac State School, Merrimac | Government | Primary | — | 600 | 1,020 |
| The Industry School - Gold Coast, Robina | Independent | Secondary | — | 315 | 1,040 |
| Star of the Sea School, Merrimac | Catholic | Primary | — | 236 | 1,045 |
Sources
More for Robina
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Robina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30908/robina/topic/education