63.3% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Weyba Downs · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Weyba Downs
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Weyba Downs have remained high, with 63.3% of people finishing Year 12. This figure is well above both the Queensland and national averages, marking the area as one with a strongly schooled population.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More than six out of ten residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the 57.1% seen across Queensland. This is also well above the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Weyba Downs, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While this is a little above the Queensland rate, it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
23.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Weyba Downs splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by health at 13.3% and society and culture at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All of these are independent combined schools, and they have a school advantage score among the highest at this level.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
597
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,103
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Weyba Downs
3 schools — 1,792 students, average ICSEA 1,103.
By sector: Independent 3
By type: Combined 3
| Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Doonan | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 324 | 1,089 |
| Peregian Beach College, Peregian Beach | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 347 | 1,069 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Noosaville | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 1,121 | 1,117 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Weyba Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33054/weyba-downs/topic/education