43.1% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maranoa · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Maranoa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range results across most education metrics define Maranoa, though it lags significantly behind state and national figures. While school completion is rising, only 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This highlights a workforce more focused on practical training than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with 43.1% completing Year 12. This is far below the Australian figure of 58.8%, though it has risen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maranoa, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, as the 12.2% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Queensland figure. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.3% of people.
12.2% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Maranoa, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the region are diverse, led by Engineering and related fields at 15.1% and Management and commerce at 13.7%. Health and Society and culture also make up significant portions of the local skill set.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13 schools in the area, which is more than about 61% of similar regions. Most students attend government schools (84.6%), and the area has a higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most other areas.
13
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.79
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,122
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
163
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
932
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maranoa
13 schools — 2,122 students, average ICSEA 932.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 6
| St John's School, Roma | Catholic | Combined | — | 826 | 1,002 |
| Roma State College, Roma | Government | Combined | — | 825 | 887 |
| Mitchell State School, Mitchell | Government | Combined | — | 118 | 845 |
| Wallumbilla State School, Wallumbilla | Government | Combined | — | 111 | 911 |
| Surat State School, Surat | Government | Combined | — | 85 | 922 |
| Injune P-10 State School, Injune | Government | Combined | — | 61 | 907 |
| Yuleba State School, Yuleba | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 763 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Mitchell | Catholic | Primary | — | 29 | 875 |
| Begonia State School, Begonia | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 978 |
| Bymount East State School, Bymount | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 946 |
| Dunkeld State School, Dunkeld | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 1,006 |
| Mungallala State School, Mungallala | Government | Primary | — | 7 | — |
| Teelba State School, Teelba | Government | Primary | — | 5 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34860/maranoa/topic/education