55.2% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.6%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Parrearra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Parrearra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Parrearra have higher qualifications than in most similar areas, though the local high school completion rate remains low. While 22.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 55.2% of residents have finished Year 12. This creates a distinct gap where the area's overall education level is quite high despite few people finishing secondary school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 55.2%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 58.8%. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Parrearra, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 22.4%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Queensland average. Many locals hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 28.8% of qualifications.
22.4% ▲ +60.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Parrearra splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 23.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.9% and health at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Parrearra has six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These are all government schools with a very high average advantage score and an average size of 1,274 students.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
1,274
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
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 Parrearra
6 schools — 7,646 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 6
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 733 | 1,055 |
| Buddina State School, Buddina | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 742 | 1,057 |
| Mountain Creek State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 778 | 1,041 |
| Mountain Creek State High School, Mountain Creek | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 2,091 | 1,043 |
| Kawana Waters State College, Bokarina | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 2,495 | 1,034 |
| Mooloolaba State School, Mooloolaba | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 807 | 1,064 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Parrearra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32280/parrearra/topic/education