69.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Peregian Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Peregian Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High levels of schooling and university degrees shape daily life in Peregian Beach. Nearly 70% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far above the national average. This creates a community where a large proportion of adults hold advanced qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is much higher here than in most areas, with 69.7% of residents finishing school. This is far above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Peregian Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common, with 32% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
32.0% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 32.0%
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 Peregian Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by health at 12.9% and society and culture at 12.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,082, which is much higher than most areas. There are five schools within 3 km, and 60% of these are independent schools.
0.98
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
942
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Peregian Beach
5 schools — 4,709 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2
By type: Combined 3 · Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Peregian Beach College, Peregian Beach | Independent | Combined | 0.8 km | 347 | 1,069 |
| St Andrew's Anglican College, Peregian Springs | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 1,459 | 1,143 |
| Peregian Springs State School, Peregian Springs | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 1,028 | 1,059 |
| Coolum State High School, Coolum Beach | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,551 | 1,040 |
| Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Doonan | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 324 | 1,089 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Peregian Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32298/peregian-beach/topic/education