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Gympie · Council (LGA)

Education & Qualifications in Gympie

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 20 percentage points separates Gympie from the national average in Year 12 completion. While the number of people finishing school has risen since 2011, this area still sees far fewer residents with high-level qualifications than is typical for Queensland or Australia.

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📍 Gympie, Council (LGA)

Where Gympie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.3% ▲ +35.2%

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — lower than 73% of areas.

Gympie10.3%
Rest of Qld 17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 38.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This result is lower than most similar areas, though the rate rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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38.9% ▲ +22.4%

Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gympie, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 38.9% Year 10 31.6% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 41.6%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.3% ▲ +35.2%

Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Gympie has 32 schools and 8,054 enrolments, which are both higher than about 75% to 82% of similar areas. The vast majority of students attend government schools, accounting for 81.3% of the sector.

Average school ICSEA

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974

Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Gympie

32 schools — 8,054 students, average ICSEA 974.

By sector: Government 26 · Independent 3 · Catholic 3

By type: Primary 20 · Combined 8 · Secondary 4
James Nash State High School, Gympie Government Secondary — 1,027 976
Gympie State High School, Gympie Government Secondary — 1,012 955
Victory College, Gympie Independent Combined — 851 1,026
Cooloola Christian College, Gympie Independent Combined — 537 1,013
Gympie South State School, Southside Government Primary — 518 955
St Patrick's College, Gympie Catholic Secondary — 514 1,037
Jones Hill State School, Jones Hill Government Primary — 482 990
Gympie West State School, Gympie Government Primary — 384 948
St Patrick's Primary School, Gympie Catholic Primary — 346 1,039
One Mile State School, Gympie Government Primary — 316 925
Tin Can Bay State School, Tin Can Bay Government Combined — 294 918
Chatsworth State School, Chatsworth Government Primary — 221 938
Gympie East State School, Greens Creek Government Primary — 174 979
Mary Valley State College, Imbil Government Combined — 172 956
Goomeri State School, Goomeri Government Combined — 155 896
Gympie Central State School, Gympie Government Primary — 138 931
Monkland State School, Monkland Government Primary — 128 922
Kilkivan State School, Kilkivan Government Combined — 112 934
Gympie Flexible School, Gympie Catholic Secondary — 103 880
Two Mile State School, Two Mile Government Primary — 92 913
Gympie Special School, Gympie Government Combined — 88 962
Amamoor State School, Amamoor Government Primary — 55 990
Dagun State School, Dagun Government Primary — 50 1,005
Rainbow Beach State School, Rainbow Beach Government Primary — 47 987
Mawarra Independent School, Kybong Independent Combined — 44 1,033
Kia-Ora State School, Kia Ora Government Primary — 43 885
Gunalda State School, Gunalda Government Primary — 41 956
Widgee State School, Widgee Government Primary — 36 987
Kandanga State School, Kandanga Government Primary — 32 997
Wolvi State School, Wolvi Government Primary — 19 952
Woolooga State School, Woolooga Government Primary — 14 875
Theebine State School, Theebine Government Primary — 9 —

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33620/gympie/topic/education