52.6% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 52.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Chevallum · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Chevallum
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Chevallum have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. While this is a positive sign for the local community, the 52.6% completion rate is still well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this result remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Chevallum, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.0% of the population, a figure that sits around the middle for its level. This is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
17.0% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Chevallum, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are engineering and related subjects at 16.7%, followed by health at 15.4% and management and commerce at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Chevallum has a high level of school access with six schools within 3km. These schools are much larger and have higher advantage scores than those in most similar areas.
12.35
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
646
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,091
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Chevallum
6 schools — 3,873 students, average ICSEA 1,091.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3
| Chevallum State School, Chevallum | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 456 | 1,054 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 1,472 | 1,133 |
| Montessori International College, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 276 | 1,104 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
| Eudlo State School, Eudlo | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 110 | 1,007 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Chevallum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30598/chevallum/topic/education