44.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Piggabeen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Piggabeen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Piggabeen have remained steady, though they sit well below the state and national figures. Only 44.1% of residents have finished Year 12, and a small number of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of the residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%. Many people here left school earlier, with 33.8% reaching Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Piggabeen, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 15.5%, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification held by residents is a Certificate III or IV, at 41.9%.
15.5% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Piggabeen, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Piggabeen are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 20.0%. Architecture, building, and education each account for 13.8% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is smaller than most, with an average size of 136 students, and has a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Piggabeen
1 school — 136 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Currumbin Valley State School, Currumbin Valley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 136 | 1,078 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Piggabeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13214/piggabeen/topic/education