45.0% ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Caloundra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Caloundra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Caloundra finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 45% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is well below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. About 26.5% of people listed Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Caloundra, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 16.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
16.8% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Caloundra, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.2%, while health and society and culture both stand at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are generally larger and more numerous than in most areas, with 11 schools within 3km. Government schools make up 63.6% of the sector, and the average school advantage score is higher than most areas.
8.85
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
759
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Caloundra
11 schools — 8,347 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 5 · Secondary 1
| Caloundra State High School, Caloundra | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 1,316 | 1,004 |
| Caloundra State School, Caloundra | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 481 | 1,027 |
| Caloundra Christian College, Caloundra | Independent | Combined | 1.0 km | 438 | 1,058 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Caloundra | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 321 | 1,092 |
| Golden Beach State School, Golden Beach | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 548 | 1,015 |
| Currimundi Special School, Dicky Beach | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 177 | 1,006 |
| Currimundi State School, Currimundi | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 619 | 1,041 |
| Talara Primary College, Currimundi | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 974 | 1,035 |
| Meridan State College, Meridan Plains | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,795 | 1,013 |
| Unity College, Caloundra West | Catholic | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,450 | 1,065 |
| Caloundra City Private School, Pelican Waters | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 228 | 1,095 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Caloundra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30492/caloundra/topic/education