60.9% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 50.6%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Noosa · Sub-region (SA3)
Education & Qualifications in Noosa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce qualifications are the most common area of study in Noosa, where 19.7% of qualified residents hold a degree in these fields. The area has seen a strong shift toward higher education, with the proportion of people finishing Year 12 climbing 10 points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This represents a significant increase from 2011, when only 50.6% of people had completed their final school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Noosa, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the state average. This figure rose 8.8 points since 2011, though it remains a little below the national average of 26.3%.
25.0% ▲ +54.8%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Noosa splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Beyond business and commerce, the most common fields of study are health (11.4%), society and culture (11.3%), and engineering (11.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Noosa has 11 schools with a typical size of 749 students, which is much higher than most areas. While the average school advantage score is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in other regions.
11
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.43
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8,236
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
749
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,079
Higher than 77% 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 Noosa
11 schools — 8,236 students, average ICSEA 1,079.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Andrew's Anglican College, Peregian Springs | Independent | Combined | — | 1,459 | 1,143 |
| Sunshine Beach State High School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Secondary | — | 1,405 | 1,043 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosaville | Independent | Combined | — | 1,121 | 1,117 |
| Peregian Springs State School, Peregian Springs | Government | Primary | — | 1,028 | 1,059 |
| St Teresa's Catholic College, Noosaville | Catholic | Secondary | — | 801 | 1,066 |
| Sunshine Beach State School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Primary | — | 706 | 1,083 |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Primary | — | 578 | 1,086 |
| Tewantin State School, Tewantin | Government | Primary | — | 560 | 1,018 |
| Noosaville State School, Noosaville | Government | Primary | — | 418 | 1,039 |
| Noosa Flexible School, Sunshine Beach | Catholic | Secondary | — | 102 | 958 |
| Montessori Noosa, Sunshine Beach | Independent | Primary | — | 58 | 1,057 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Noosa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31605/noosa/topic/education