61.8% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alexandra Headland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alexandra Headland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher rate of university degrees than the state average marks the academic profile of Alexandra Headland. Nearly 30% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland figure. This is a well-educated area where most residents have completed their secondary schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high here at 61.8%, which is well above the Queensland average of 57.1% and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alexandra Headland, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 28% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average.
28.0% ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Alexandra Headland splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by health at 14.1% and engineering at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3km, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools have a much higher average advantage score 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).
913
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Alexandra Headland
8 schools — 7,305 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 807 | 1,064 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,239 | 1,120 |
| The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore | Independent | Secondary | 2.4 km | 226 | 1,054 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 222 | 969 |
| Maroochydore State High School, Maroochydore | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,205 | 1,011 |
| Stella Maris School, Maroochydore | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 737 | 1,081 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alexandra Headland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30030/alexandra-headland/topic/education