59.4% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Main Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Main Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Main Beach, where 28% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Queensland figure and a little above the national average. The area is generally well-educated, with nearly 60% of residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.4% of residents have completed 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 Main Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28%, a figure that is well above the state average and a little above the national level. Bachelor degrees are the most common high-level qualification at 28.1%.
28.0% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 Main Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 23.1%, followed by health at 12.3% and society and culture at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,050, which is much higher than most areas. There are 12 schools within 3 km, more than 84% of similar places, with government schools making up 58.3% of the sector.
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).
823
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,050
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Main Beach
12 schools — 9,873 students, average ICSEA 1,050.
By sector: Government 7 · Independent 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 238 | 993 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 90 | 935 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| Biggera Waters State School, Biggera Waters | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 713 | 1,030 |
| St Francis Xavier School, Runaway Bay | Catholic | Primary | 5.8 km | 665 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31735/main-beach/topic/education