54.4% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.2%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolangatta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Coolangatta hold a university degree than in most similar areas. While this gives the place a highly qualified workforce, the proportion of people who finished Year 12 is actually well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still a little below the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolangatta, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a strong professional profile, with 23.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and much higher than most similar areas.
23.6% ▲ +90.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (33%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (18.0%), followed by health (12.3%) and engineering (10.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Coolangatta is well served by nine schools within 3 km, a count that is larger than about 81% of similar areas. Government and independent schools each make up 44.4% of the sector.
3.76
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
324
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
995
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolangatta
9 schools — 2,917 students, average ICSEA 995.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| The Village School Gold Coast, Coolangatta | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 88 | 1,047 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Tweed Heads | Catholic | Primary | 0.5 km | 302 | 1,069 |
| Tweed Heads Public School, Tweed Heads | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 394 | 984 |
| Coolangatta State School, Coolangatta | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 285 | 989 |
| Tweed Heads South Public School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 142 | 882 |
| Tweed River High School, Tweed Heads South | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 590 | 940 |
| Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Primary | 3.3 km | 32 | 781 |
| Pacific Coast Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 999 | 1,027 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School, Tweed Heads South | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 85 | 1,014 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30680/coolangatta/topic/education