57.6% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.2%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Upper Coomera · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Upper Coomera
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of Upper Coomera residents have finished Year 12, reflecting a community where school completion is common. While most people have a solid foundation of basic schooling, the area has far fewer university degrees than the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.6% of people finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas and roughly the same as the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Upper Coomera, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 16% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the state average and far below the national average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
16.0% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Upper Coomera, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest for this area type, with a high average advantage score. Despite this, there are few schools per 1,000 children, although there are 16 schools within 3km.
0.89
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
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).
1,027
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 Upper Coomera
16 schools — 16,439 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 13 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 4 · Secondary 3
| Upper Coomera State College, Upper Coomera | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,682 | 964 |
| Highland Reserve State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 899 | 1,026 |
| Saint Stephen's College, Coomera | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 1,315 | 1,109 |
| Assisi Catholic College, Upper Coomera | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,516 | 1,055 |
| Oxenford State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 520 | 993 |
| Coomera Anglican College, Upper Coomera | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 1,595 | 1,084 |
| Coomera State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 368 | 1,004 |
| Coomera Springs State School, Upper Coomera | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 654 | 999 |
| Helensvale State High School, Helensvale | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 1,875 | 1,017 |
| Gaven State School, Oxenford | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 463 | 987 |
| Foxwell State Secondary College, Coomera | Government | Secondary | 5.4 km | 1,123 | 997 |
| Coomera Rivers State School, Coomera | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 819 | 1,001 |
| Pimpama State Secondary College, Pimpama | Government | Secondary | 6.1 km | 1,222 | 966 |
| Pimpama State Primary College, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 747 | 972 |
| Gainsborough State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 849 | 1,003 |
| Pimpama State School, Pimpama | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 792 | 993 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Upper Coomera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32902/upper-coomera/topic/education