40.6% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canina · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 40.6% of people in Canina have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of senior schooling is a key feature of the area's educational profile. While many residents hold practical certificates, fewer have reached higher academic levels compared to the rest of the state.
Highest year of school completed.
Completion of Year 12 is far below the national average, with 40.6% of residents finishing school. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 12, followed closely by Year 10 at 36.9%.
40.6% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Canina splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (45%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 10%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 14.6% 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 43.1% of the population.
14.6% ▲ +54.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Canina, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 20%, followed by Health at 15.6%.
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school within 3 km. This school is smaller than those in most similar areas, with an average size of 174 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
174
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
1 school — 174 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Gympie East State School, Greens Creek | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 174 | 979 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Canina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30513/canina/topic/education