70.6% ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 70.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Shelly Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Shelly Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling have become a hallmark of Shelly Beach, where 70.6% of residents finished Year 12. This far exceeds the national figure of 58.8%, making it one of the most educated areas in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is very common here, with 70.6% of people reaching this milestone. This is far above the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Shelly Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 75%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high number of university graduates, with 34.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
34.7% ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Shelly Beach, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common at 18.6%, followed closely by health qualifications at 18.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are typically much larger than in other similar areas, and the average school advantage score is higher than most. There are six schools within 3km, providing more options per child than most areas.
6.71
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
559
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Shelly Beach
6 schools — 3,352 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Our Lady of the Rosary School, Caloundra | Catholic | Primary | 0.3 km | 321 | 1,092 |
| Caloundra State School, Caloundra | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 481 | 1,027 |
| Caloundra State High School, Caloundra | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,316 | 1,004 |
| Currimundi Special School, Dicky Beach | Government | Combined | 2.3 km | 177 | 1,006 |
| Currimundi State School, Currimundi | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 619 | 1,041 |
| Caloundra Christian College, Caloundra | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 438 | 1,058 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Shelly Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32552/shelly-beach/topic/education