40.0% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Araluen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Araluen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Almost half of qualified adults in Araluen hold a Certificate III or IV. This is an area where formal education levels are generally lower than the state and national figures, with only 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure, with only 40% of residents finishing their final year. This is 19 percentage points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Araluen, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, as the 9.1% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
9.1% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.1%
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 Araluen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 21%, followed by management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Araluen has 11 schools within 3km, which is more than 83% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, with an average size of 434 students.
10.64
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
434
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Araluen
11 schools — 4,776 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Victory College, Gympie | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 851 | 1,026 |
| Gympie West State School, Gympie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 384 | 948 |
| James Nash State High School, Gympie | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,027 | 976 |
| Two Mile State School, Two Mile | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 92 | 913 |
| Gympie Central State School, Gympie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 138 | 931 |
| Gympie Flexible School, Gympie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 103 | 880 |
| Gympie Special School, Gympie | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 88 | 962 |
| Gympie State High School, Gympie | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,012 | 955 |
| St Patrick's College, Gympie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 514 | 1,037 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Gympie | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 346 | 1,039 |
| Chatsworth State School, Chatsworth | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 221 | 938 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Araluen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30071/araluen/topic/education