61.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tamborine Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tamborine Mountain
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Tamborine Mountain. A striking 27.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland figure. This trend starts early, with more residents finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 61.4%, which is well above the Queensland rate of 57.1% and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tamborine Mountain, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area's high qualification rate is led by 26% of adults with a bachelor degree, while 24.2% hold a Certificate III or IV.
27.8% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Tamborine Mountain splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (31%) and Certificate III / IV (29%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents include management and commerce at 16.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most similar areas and have a much higher average advantage score. There are five schools within 3km, with government schools making up 80% of the sector.
3.03
Lower than 57% 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).
511
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,046
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tamborine Mountain
5 schools — 2,554 students, average ICSEA 1,046.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Tamborine Mountain State High School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 943 | 1,039 |
| Tamborine Mountain State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 564 | 1,054 |
| St Bernard State School, Tamborine Mountain | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 117 | 1,039 |
| Tamborine Mountain College, North Tamborine | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 546 | 1,073 |
| Canungra State School, Canungra | Government | Primary | 8.1 km | 384 | 1,012 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tamborine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32732/tamborine-mountain/topic/education