59.8% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Hope Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Hope Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap exists between local degrees and the national average, but Hope Island sees more people finishing high school than most areas. Nearly 60% of residents have completed Year 12, and the community is well-served by large, high-performing schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Hope Island, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 22.8% of the population; this is higher than most areas and about the same as Queensland, though well below the national figure.
22.8% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Hope Island splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce (26.6%), followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3km, which is more than most areas. These schools are among the largest at this level and have an advantage score higher than most.
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).
966
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Hope Island
9 schools — 8,693 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Coomera State Special School, Coomera | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 278 | 1,005 |
| Foxwell State Secondary College, Coomera | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,123 | 997 |
| Picnic Creek State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 886 | 996 |
| Coomera Rivers State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 819 | 1,001 |
| Coomera State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 368 | 1,004 |
| Coombabah State School, Coombabah | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 730 | 1,009 |
| Helensvale State High School, Helensvale | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 1,875 | 1,017 |
| St Joseph's College, Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,299 | 1,039 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31356/hope-island/topic/education