67.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 67.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Macmasters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Macmasters Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Macmasters Beach from the national average for university degrees. This community is highly educated, with 36.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and schooling rates that sit well above the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here, with 67.8% of residents finishing their secondary schooling. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Macmasters Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 71%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, and the 36.6% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
36.6% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 36.6%
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 Macmasters Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 17.3%, followed by education at 14.3% and health at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
8
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality 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).
423
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,047
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Macmasters Beach
8 schools — 3,383 students, average ICSEA 1,047.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 1
| Coast Christian School, Bensville | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 234 | 1,061 |
| Copacabana Public School, Copacabana | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 259 | 1,064 |
| Kincumber Public School, Kincumber | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 364 | 1,004 |
| Avoca Beach Public School, Avoca Beach | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 455 | 1,081 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Kincumber High School, Kincumber | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,002 | 1,045 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Kincumber | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 285 | 1,081 |
| Brisbania Public School, Saratoga | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 358 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Macmasters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12441/macmasters-beach/topic/education