48.8% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Telina - Toolooa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Telina - Toolooa
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Telina - Toolooa have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most similar areas. Just 48.8% of residents have completed Year 12, and the proportion of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is much lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the Australian average at 48.8%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016. About a quarter of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Telina - Toolooa, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Queensland figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45.9% of residents.
12.1% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Telina - Toolooa, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 27.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, which is fewer than about 81% of similar areas.
8
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
Schools serving Telina - Toolooa
8 schools — 5,337 students, average ICSEA 959.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 783 | 929 |
| Toolooa State High School, South Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,165 | 950 |
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 4.7 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Gladstone South State School, South Gladstone | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 458 | 897 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 854 | 1,031 |
| Faith Baptist Christian School, Burua | Independent | Combined | 5.8 km | 125 | 981 |
| Clinton State School, Clinton | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 703 | 914 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 642 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Telina - Toolooa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051538/telina-toolooa/topic/education