70.2% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 70.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marcus Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marcus Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 70% of residents in Marcus Beach have completed Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong number of university degrees. It is an area where many more adults have a bachelor degree or higher compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are much higher than most areas, with 70.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is 13 points above the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marcus Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 74%; Year 10 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 34.3% of adults, a figure that is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are also common at 20.4%.
34.3% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 Marcus Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 16.9%, followed by health at 12.9% and education at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local school environment is marked by a government secondary school that is among the largest of its kind. This school also has an advantage score that is much higher than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
1,405
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,043
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marcus Beach
1 school — 1,405 students, average ICSEA 1,043.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Secondary 1
| Sunshine Beach State High School, Sunshine Beach | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,405 | 1,043 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31762/marcus-beach/topic/education