57.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kewarra Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kewarra Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 33% of qualified adults in Kewarra Beach hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This community has a strong educational foundation, with 57.2% of residents finishing Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than half of residents completed Year 12, a result that is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kewarra Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 20.5% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
20.5% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 Kewarra Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by engineering at 15% and health at 13%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kewarra Beach has four schools within 3km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas, with these schools being larger and having higher advantage scores than most.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
808
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kewarra Beach
4 schools — 3,231 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School, Trinity Beach | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 899 | 996 |
| Holy Cross School, Trinity Park | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 572 | 1,058 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School, Smithfield | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,135 | 983 |
| Newman Catholic College, Smithfield | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 625 | 1,046 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kewarra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31517/kewarra-beach/topic/education