64.4% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 56.4%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mermaid Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mermaid Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 64% of residents in Mermaid Waters have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of schooling is reflected in the professional makeup of the area, where a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is a standout here, with 64.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mermaid Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 24.9% of adults, which is much higher than most areas. While this is well above the Queensland average, it sits a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
24.9% ▲ +74.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Mermaid Waters splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by health (11.4%), engineering (11.2%) and society and culture (11.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest at this level and have a school advantage score that is much higher than most areas. There are 10 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for this area type.
0.88
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
1,157
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mermaid Waters
10 schools — 11,573 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Miami State School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 835 | 1,053 |
| Merrimac State High School, Mermaid Waters | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 930 | 1,029 |
| Miami State High School, Miami | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,542 | 1,032 |
| Broadbeach State School, Broadbeach | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 1,204 | 1,082 |
| St Vincent's Primary School, Clear Island Waters | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 794 | 1,091 |
| Robina State School, Robina | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 698 | 1,055 |
| Caningeraba State School, Burleigh Waters | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 1,068 | 1,042 |
| Varsity College, Varsity Lakes | Government | Combined | 4.2 km | 3,304 | 1,065 |
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 598 | 1,035 |
| Merrimac State School, Merrimac | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 600 | 1,020 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mermaid Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31812/mermaid-waters/topic/education