61.4% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southport · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Southport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Southport have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. Around 61.4% of residents have completed Year 12, and a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures have both climbed significantly since 2011, showing a clear trend toward higher education in the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion has risen 9.3 points since 2011 to reach 61.4%. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national rate of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southport, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.0% of the population, which is a little above the state average. This is a notable increase from 2011, when the figure was 16.4%.
24.0% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Southport splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.5%, followed by health at 12.3% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Southport has 15 schools that are among the largest in their class, with an average size of 847 students. While the area's school advantage score is higher than most, there are only 1.68 schools per 1,000 children, which is lower than most areas.
15
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.68
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12,709
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
847
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 70% 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 Southport
15 schools — 12,709 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Secondary 6 · Primary 5 · Combined 4
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | — | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | — | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | — | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | — | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | — | 1,001 | 968 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | — | 815 | 1,074 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | — | 805 | 1,058 |
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | — | 745 | 1,040 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | — | 729 | 1,059 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | — | 636 | 1,028 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | — | 538 | 1,012 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | — | 468 | 1,109 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | — | 238 | 993 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | — | 212 | 1,027 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | — | 90 | 935 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30909/southport/topic/education