62.6% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gisborne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gisborne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Gisborne than in most other similar areas. This educational trend is seen in the adult population, where 26.8% hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures place the area well above the national average for school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 62.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gisborne, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much higher than most areas, though it sits a little below the Victorian average of 29.2%.
26.8% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Gisborne splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (31%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 18%, followed by engineering at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,058, which is much higher than most areas. While there are 9 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than in most areas.
1.69
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality 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).
396
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,058
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gisborne
9 schools — 3,562 students, average ICSEA 1,058.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Gisborne Secondary College, Gisborne | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 961 | 1,017 |
| Gisborne Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 481 | 1,066 |
| St Brigid's School, Gisborne | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 216 | 1,065 |
| Willowbank Primary School, Gisborne | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 373 | 1,056 |
| New Gisborne Primary School, New Gisborne | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 440 | 1,080 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, New Gisborne | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 210 | 1,063 |
| Global Village Learning, New Gisborne | Independent | Combined | 6.4 km | 197 | 1,042 |
| Alice Miller School, Macedon | Independent | Combined | 7.6 km | 399 | 1,139 |
| Riddells Creek Primary School, Riddells Creek | Government | Primary | 10.9 km | 285 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21001/gisborne/topic/education