37.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sarina Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sarina Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few residents in Sarina Beach have finished high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 37% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a community where trade certificates are much more common than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, with only 37% of people finishing their secondary schooling. About 28.7% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sarina Beach, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with bachelor degrees or higher held by just 11% of adults. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 42.9% of people.
11.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Sarina Beach, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 23.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. However, its average advantage score of 890 is among the lowest for its level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
359
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
890
Lower 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 Sarina Beach
1 school — 359 students, average ICSEA 890.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Sarina State School, Sarina | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 359 | 890 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sarina Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32519/sarina-beach/topic/education