47.3% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
4680, QLD · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 4680, QLD
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of residents in postcode 4680 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, the area continues to see much lower levels of higher education compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.3% of people finished Year 12, a figure well below the state average. However, this has improved over the last decade, rising by 6.9 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 4680, QLD, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.5% of the population, which is far below the national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 45.7% of residents.
12.5% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 4680, QLD, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 26.9%, followed by management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has among the largest number of school enrolments at this level, with 11,127 students. Most of these students attend government schools, which make up 69.6% of the sector.
1.86
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 92% of postcode 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).
11,127
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
484
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 4680, QLD
23 schools — 11,127 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 16 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Tannum Sands State High School, Tannum Sands | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 816 | 965 |
| Tannum Sands State School, Tannum Sands | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 616 | 988 |
| Clearview Christian College, Tannum Sands | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 97 | 990 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Tannum Sands | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 218 | 1,015 |
| Boyne Island State School, Boyne Island | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 390 | 960 |
| Benaraby State School, Benaraby | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 52 | 951 |
| Toolooa State High School, South Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 15.2 km | 1,165 | 950 |
| Gladstone South State School, South Gladstone | Government | Primary | 16.0 km | 458 | 897 |
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 16.3 km | 783 | 929 |
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 16.4 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Faith Baptist Christian School, Burua | Independent | Combined | 17.3 km | 125 | 981 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 642 | 938 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 17.9 km | 339 | 1,044 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 18.0 km | 854 | 1,031 |
| Calliope State High School, Calliope | Government | Secondary | 18.2 km | 437 | 949 |
| Gladstone State High School, West Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 18.2 km | 1,239 | 938 |
| Gladstone Central State School, Gladstone Central | Government | Primary | 18.4 km | 356 | 989 |
| Rosella Park School, West Gladstone | Government | Combined | 18.5 km | 87 | 942 |
| Clinton State School, Clinton | Government | Primary | 18.9 km | 703 | 914 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 19.6 km | 649 | 1,023 |
| Calliope State School, Calliope | Government | Primary | 19.6 km | 477 | 937 |
| Nagoorin State School, Boyne Valley | Government | Primary | 44.9 km | 7 | 966 |
| Builyan State School, Boyne Valley | Government | Primary | 63.7 km | 10 | 982 |
Sources
More for 4680, QLD
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 4680, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4680/4680-qld/topic/education