50.1% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Little Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Little Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas define the educational profile of Little Mountain. While half of the residents have finished Year 12, this remains well below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 50.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Little Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than across the country, with only 15.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
15.6% ▲ +53.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Little Mountain, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 16.1% and engineering and related fields at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a strong schooling network with 12 schools nearby, which is more than 84% of similar places. These schools are typically large, averaging 884 students, and have a much higher advantage score than most areas.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
884
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,038
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Little Mountain
12 schools — 10,609 students, average ICSEA 1,038.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 5 · Primary 5 · Secondary 2
| Meridan State College, Meridan Plains | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,795 | 1,013 |
| Unity College, Caloundra West | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,450 | 1,065 |
| Baringa State Secondary College, Baringa | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 677 | 1,007 |
| Talara Primary College, Currimundi | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 974 | 1,035 |
| Baringa State Primary School, Baringa | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 930 | 1,032 |
| Caloundra Christian College, Caloundra | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 438 | 1,058 |
| Caloundra State High School, Caloundra | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,316 | 1,004 |
| Pacific Lutheran College, Meridan Plains | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,204 | 1,114 |
| Golden Beach State School, Golden Beach | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 548 | 1,015 |
| Caloundra State School, Caloundra | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 481 | 1,027 |
| Currimundi Special School, Dicky Beach | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 177 | 1,006 |
| Currimundi State School, Currimundi | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 619 | 1,041 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Little Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31667/little-mountain/topic/education