65.0% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 65.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadbeach Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Broadbeach Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Broadbeach Waters have finished high school now than in previous years, with 65% completing Year 12. This puts the area well above both the state and national figures. It is a well-educated community where a quarter of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most other areas at 65%. This is well above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broadbeach Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26.2% of the population, which is well above the Queensland average. This result is about the same as the national figure of 26.3%.
26.2% ▲ +62.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Broadbeach Waters splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.3%, followed by health at 11.8% and engineering at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Broadbeach Waters has more schools within 3km than 85% of similar areas, with 14 available. These schools are generally larger than average and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
949
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Broadbeach Waters
14 schools — 13,290 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Vincent's Primary School, Clear Island Waters | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 794 | 1,091 |
| Merrimac State High School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 930 | 1,029 |
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 598 | 1,035 |
| Broadbeach State School, Broadbeach | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 1,204 | 1,082 |
| Benowa State School, Benowa | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 894 | 1,089 |
| St Kevin's School, Benowa | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 427 | 1,072 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
| Merrimac State School, Merrimac | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 600 | 1,020 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 729 | 1,059 |
| Miami State School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 835 | 1,053 |
| Josiah College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 102 | 1,084 |
| Emmanuel College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,686 | 1,139 |
| Miami State High School, Miami | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,542 | 1,032 |
| St Michael's College, Merrimac | Catholic | Secondary | 4.8 km | 820 | 1,048 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30381/broadbeach-waters/topic/education