50.4% ▲ +24.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nerang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nerang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just over half of residents in Nerang have completed Year 12, a figure that is well below the national average. This highlights a local trend where fewer adults have finished high school compared to most other parts of the country. Many residents hold trade certificates instead of university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 50.4%, which is higher than most similar areas but remains well below the Queensland figure. About 24.7% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nerang, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 38.2% of residents.
14.5% ▲ +55.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Nerang, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 17.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9%. Society and culture qualifications make up 12.2% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nerang has 16 schools within 3km, which is more than about 87% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest at this level, with an average size of 903 students.
1.02
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
903
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,044
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 Nerang
16 schools — 14,453 students, average ICSEA 1,044.
By sector: Government 10 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Nerang State School, Nerang | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 244 | 979 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Nerang | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 338 | 1,036 |
| Nerang State High School, Nerang | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 998 | 970 |
| Pacific Pines State High School, Pacific Pines | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,193 | 1,009 |
| Silkwood School, Mount Nathan | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 765 | 1,073 |
| William Duncan State School, Highland Park | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 580 | 975 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| Pacific Pines State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 759 | 1,016 |
| Park Lake State School, Pacific Pines | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 901 | 1,032 |
| Worongary State School, Worongary | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 508 | 994 |
| Jubilee Primary School, Pacific Pines | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 720 | 1,058 |
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 745 | 1,040 |
| Josiah College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 102 | 1,084 |
| Emmanuel College, Carrara | Independent | Combined | 6.5 km | 1,686 | 1,139 |
| Gaven State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 463 | 987 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 7.4 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nerang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32117/nerang/topic/education