59.4% ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.5%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Helensvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Helensvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Helensvale have finished Year 12 now than in previous years, with 59.4% of residents reaching this milestone. This reflects a well-educated community where the proportion of high school graduates is higher than in most similar areas. Local qualifications lean strongly towards practical and professional certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Helensvale, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. While this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
21.0% ▲ +63.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Helensvale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 21.3%, followed by engineering at 14.8% and health at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Helensvale has 17 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have a higher advantage score than most.
0.58
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Higher than 86% 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).
1,130
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,035
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 Helensvale
17 schools — 19,208 students, average ICSEA 1,035.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 5 · Secondary 3
| Helensvale State School, Helensvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 871 | 1,015 |
| Helensvale State High School, Helensvale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,875 | 1,017 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
| Jubilee Primary School, Pacific Pines | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 720 | 1,058 |
| Coombabah State School, Coombabah | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 730 | 1,009 |
| Gaven State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 463 | 987 |
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 925 | 1,035 |
| Pacific Pines State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 759 | 1,016 |
| Oxenford State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 520 | 993 |
| Pacific Pines State High School, Pacific Pines | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 2,193 | 1,009 |
| Park Lake State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 901 | 1,032 |
| Coomera State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 368 | 1,004 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 5.9 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
| Foxwell State Secondary College, Coomera | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 1,123 | 997 |
| Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 1,682 | 964 |
| Coomera Anglican College, Upper Coomera | Independent | Combined | 7.1 km | 1,595 | 1,084 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 7.2 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31315/helensvale/topic/education