47.1% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Wongaling Beach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wongaling Beach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Wongaling Beach, held by 31.2% of adults. This reflects a community where trade and vocational skills are prominent, though overall school completion rates are far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the Queensland rate of 57.1% and far below the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Wongaling Beach, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.3%, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 26.3%.
17.3% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Wongaling Beach, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification include management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, and these are smaller than those in most similar areas. Half of the local schools are government run, while the other half are independent.
4.61
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
158
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
989
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wongaling Beach
2 schools — 316 students, average ICSEA 989.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2
| Mission Beach State School, Wongaling Beach | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 296 | 991 |
| The Rainforest School, Maria Creeks | Independent | Primary | 3.2 km | 20 | 964 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wongaling Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33124/wongaling-beach/topic/education