47.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 47.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clinton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clinton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Clinton have remained largely steady over the last decade, though the area currently lags behind state and national figures. Only 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland and Australian averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer than half of residents, 47.0%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the state figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Clinton, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 47.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This is a more typical qualification than a bachelor's degree, which is held by 15.4% of the population.
11.8% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Clinton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 27.0%. Management and commerce follow at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 9 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. The schools here are much larger than usual, with an average size of 656 students.
1.35
Lower than 85% 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).
656
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clinton
9 schools — 5,903 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 649 | 1,023 |
| Clinton State School, Clinton | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 703 | 914 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 854 | 1,031 |
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 783 | 929 |
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 642 | 938 |
| Rosella Park School, West Gladstone | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 87 | 942 |
| Gladstone State High School, West Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 1,239 | 938 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 5.1 km | 339 | 1,044 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clinton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30626/clinton/topic/education