47.2% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gatton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Gatton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study in Gatton, where 15.8% of qualified adults specialise in these areas. While more people have finished school and gained degrees than a decade ago, education levels generally remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This figure has risen 5.4 points since 2011, though the area still sits lower than most other similar places.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gatton, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.0% of the population, a figure well below the Queensland average of 21.9%. This has grown by 4.5 points since 2011, but the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 29.9%.
15.0% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 Gatton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with engineering and related studies at 12.8% and society and culture at 10.3%. Health qualifications follow at 8.3%, while food, hospitality and personal services account for 6.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gatton has four schools and 1,924 enrolments, providing more schools per 1,000 children than most areas. However, the average school advantage score is 945, which is much lower than most similar places.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.02
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% 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).
1,924
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
481
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gatton
7 schools — 2,280 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Gatton State School, Gatton | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 399 | 875 |
| Lockyer District State High School, Gatton | Government | Secondary | 0.8 km | 950 | 941 |
| Peace Lutheran Primary School, Gatton | Independent | Primary | 1.2 km | 329 | 999 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Gatton | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 246 | 999 |
| Tent Hill Lower State School, Lower Tenthill | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 75 | 985 |
| Forest Hill State School, Forest Hill | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 128 | 965 |
| Lake Clarendon State School, Lake Clarendon | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 153 | 961 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gatton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011448/gatton/topic/education