55.5% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Palmwoods · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Palmwoods
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nine schools within 3 km make Palmwoods more well-served for education than about 81% of similar areas. While about one in five adults hold a university degree, the area generally sees fewer people finishing Year 12 than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Palmwoods, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 20.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
20.2% ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
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 Palmwoods, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 16.3%, followed by engineering at 14.1% and health at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much larger and have much higher advantage scores than most similar areas, with a mix of 55.6% government and 44.4% independent schools.
0.85
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
640
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,084
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Palmwoods
9 schools — 5,758 students, average ICSEA 1,084.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 4
| Palmwoods State School, Palmwoods | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 485 | 1,030 |
| Woombye State School, Woombye | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 423 | 1,014 |
| Suncoast Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,136 | 1,084 |
| Eudlo State School, Eudlo | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 110 | 1,007 |
| Chevallum State School, Chevallum | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 456 | 1,054 |
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 1,472 | 1,133 |
| Nambour Christian College, Woombye | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,309 | 1,083 |
| Montessori International College, Forest Glen | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 276 | 1,104 |
| Montville State School, Montville | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 91 | 1,072 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32265/palmwoods/topic/education