58.5% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Coolum Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Coolum Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of education than most similar areas define Coolum Beach, where 58.5% of people have finished Year 12. This creates a well-qualified local population that sits slightly above the Queensland average for both school completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is much higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Coolum Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23.8% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.5% of people.
23.8% ▲ +55.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 Coolum Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with the highest shares in management and commerce at 16.0%, and engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. There are six schools within 3km, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
1.32
Lower than 86% 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).
980
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Coolum Beach
6 schools — 5,880 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 3
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Coolum State School, Coolum Beach | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 1,004 | 1,046 |
| Coolum Beach Christian College, Coolum Beach | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 491 | 1,081 |
| Peregian Springs State School, Peregian Springs | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 1,028 | 1,059 |
| Coolum State High School, Coolum Beach | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,551 | 1,040 |
| St Andrew's Anglican College, Peregian Springs | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,459 | 1,143 |
| Peregian Beach College, Peregian Beach | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 347 | 1,069 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30686/coolum-beach/topic/education