58.6% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pimpama · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pimpama
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of Pimpama's qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making it a place where practical training is common. While most residents have finished high school, the area has fewer university degrees than the state or national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pimpama, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to have a certificate than a degree, with 17.7% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.7% ▲ +48.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 17.7%
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 Pimpama, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.4%, followed by society and culture and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Pimpama has 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are among the largest of their kind, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual.
0.89
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
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).
897
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pimpama
19 schools — 17,051 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 7 · Secondary 3
| Gainsborough State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 849 | 1,003 |
| Pimpama State Primary College, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 747 | 972 |
| Pimpama State Secondary College, Pimpama | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,222 | 966 |
| St Joseph's College, Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 2.8 km | 1,299 | 1,039 |
| Picnic Creek State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 886 | 996 |
| Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School, Pimpama | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 794 | 1,056 |
| Coomera Rivers State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 819 | 1,001 |
| Pimpama State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 792 | 993 |
| Coomera Springs State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 654 | 999 |
| Ormeau State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 897 | 998 |
| Coomera State Special School, Coomera | Government | Combined | 4.6 km | 278 | 1,005 |
| Foxwell State Secondary College, Coomera | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,123 | 997 |
| Coomera Anglican College, Upper Coomera | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 1,595 | 1,084 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 5.5 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
| Livingstone Christian College, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 5.6 km | 1,222 | 1,043 |
| Mother Teresa Primary School, Ormeau | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 213 | 1,031 |
| Toogoolawa School, Ormeau | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 116 | 955 |
| Ormeau Woods State High School, Ormeau | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 1,404 | 996 |
| Norfolk Village State School, Ormeau | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 625 | 1,005 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pimpama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32318/pimpama/topic/education