62.4% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Southport
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study for people in Southport. The area has a strong educational profile, with 62.4% of residents finishing Year 12, which is well above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 62.4% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above both the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Southport, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 25.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a result that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the state average.
25.4% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Southport, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 19.8%, followed by health at 12.5% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Southport has 21 schools within 3km, which is more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are generally large, with an average size of 874 students and a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
2.86
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
21
Higher than 87% 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).
874
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Southport
21 schools — 18,352 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| Southport State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 538 | 1,012 |
| Keebra Park State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,001 | 968 |
| St Hilda's School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 1,258 | 1,135 |
| Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School, Ashmore | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 815 | 1,074 |
| Aquinas College, Ashmore | Catholic | Secondary | 1.5 km | 805 | 1,058 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
| The Southport School, Southport | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,621 | 1,118 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Queensland Academy for Health Sciences, Southport | Government | Secondary | 1.9 km | 468 | 1,109 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Men of Business Academy, Southport | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 238 | 993 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 90 | 935 |
| Bellevue Park State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 729 | 1,059 |
| Ashmore State School, Ashmore | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 745 | 1,040 |
| St Kevin's School, Benowa | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 427 | 1,072 |
| Benowa State High School, Benowa | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 2,129 | 1,064 |
| Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,322 | 1,086 |
| Benowa State School, Benowa | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 894 | 1,089 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 670 | 997 |
| Surfers Paradise State School, Surfers Paradise | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 598 | 1,035 |
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 925 | 1,035 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32611/southport/topic/education