60.9% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mudgeeraba · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Mudgeeraba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of schooling and degrees have become much more common in Mudgeeraba since 2011. More than 60% of residents have now finished Year 12, and the number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher has jumped by 8.2 percentage points over the last decade.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people in Mudgeeraba have finished high school than in most similar areas. The 60.9% who completed Year 12 is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mudgeeraba, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 29.9%.
22.6% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Mudgeeraba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 35%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most frequent fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 20%, followed by health and engineering which both sit at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest at this level and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. However, with only 1.46 schools per 1,000 children, this is much lower than in most other areas.
1.46
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
17
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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).
17,573
Higher than 88% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
1,034
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,075
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mudgeeraba
17 schools — 17,573 students, average ICSEA 1,075.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 6 · Secondary 3
| Mudgeeraba Creek State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 613 | 1,041 |
| Mudgeeraba State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 584 | 1,016 |
| Mudgeeraba Special School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Combined | 7.5 km | 167 | 1,030 |
| Somerset College, Mudgeeraba | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 1,612 | 1,157 |
| Clover Hill State School, Mudgeeraba | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 888 | 1,054 |
| Numinbah Valley State School, Numinbah Valley | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 9 | 972 |
| Springbrook State School, Springbrook | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 29 | 1,086 |
| All Saints Anglican School, Merrimac | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 1,828 | 1,137 |
| Robina State High School, Robina | Government | Secondary | 8.8 km | 1,530 | 1,026 |
| Gilston State School, Gilston | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 484 | 1,026 |
| Hillcrest Christian College, Reedy Creek | Independent | Combined | 9.2 km | 2,055 | 1,104 |
| Arcadia College, Robina | Independent | Secondary | 9.3 km | 715 | 992 |
| King's Christian College, Reedy Creek | Independent | Combined | 9.3 km | 5,166 | 1,074 |
| Gold Coast Christian College, Reedy Creek | Independent | Combined | 9.6 km | 237 | 1,066 |
| Star of the Sea School, Merrimac | Catholic | Primary | 10.0 km | 236 | 1,045 |
| St Michael's College, Merrimac | Catholic | Secondary | 10.4 km | 820 | 1,048 |
| Merrimac State School, Merrimac | Government | Primary | 11.3 km | 600 | 1,020 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mudgeeraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30059/mudgeeraba/topic/education