53.7% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Currumbin Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Currumbin Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Currumbin Waters have remained steady, with a strong focus on trade and vocational training. While university degrees are less common than the national figure, the area is home to schools with very high advantage scores.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Currumbin Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor's degree or higher make up 18.2% of adults, a figure well below the Australian average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, at 35.1%.
18.2% ▲ +70.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Currumbin Waters, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 16.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has nine schools within 3km, and while there are far fewer schools per child than usual, they are among the largest and most advantaged in the region.
1.06
Lower than 91% 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).
1,048
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,048
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Currumbin Waters
9 schools — 9,435 students, average ICSEA 1,048.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Currumbin Community Special School, Currumbin Waters | Government | Combined | 0.9 km | 95 | 1,003 |
| St Augustine's Parish Primary School, Currumbin Waters | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 482 | 1,086 |
| Currumbin State School, Currumbin | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 1,144 | 1,017 |
| Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School, Palm Beach | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,819 | 1,022 |
| Elanora State School, Elanora | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 924 | 1,061 |
| Elanora State High School, Elanora | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 949 | 1,023 |
| Tallebudgera State School, Tallebudgera | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 751 | 1,074 |
| St Andrews Lutheran College, Tallebudgera | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 1,377 | 1,104 |
| Palm Beach State School, Palm Beach | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 894 | 1,059 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Currumbin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30776/currumbin-waters/topic/education