50.7% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 50.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kuluin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kuluin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Kuluin have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though the community still sits well below the state and national benchmarks for higher education. It is a place where trade qualifications are common, with about 40% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of residents have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. About 26% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kuluin, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 40.2% of the total.
14.2% ▲ +62.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 14.2%
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 Kuluin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 17%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.2%. Society and culture qualifications also make up a notable 11.8% of the mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kuluin has a very high average school advantage score and some of the largest schools for its level. While there are 7 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.97
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
775
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,065
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kuluin
7 schools — 5,424 students, average ICSEA 1,065.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Kuluin State School, Kuluin | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 612 | 1,018 |
| Stella Maris School, Maroochydore | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 737 | 1,081 |
| Maroochydore State High School, Maroochydore | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,205 | 1,011 |
| Maroochydore State School, Maroochydore | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 222 | 969 |
| Immanuel Lutheran College, Buderim | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,239 | 1,120 |
| Buderim Mountain State School, Buderim | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 1,183 | 1,096 |
| The Industry School - Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 226 | 1,054 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kuluin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31582/kuluin/topic/education