35.8% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
East Nanango · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in East Nanango
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in East Nanango, held by 34.5% of adults. This is an area where few residents have completed high school or university, with the typical level of education falling far below both the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas, with 17.7% of residents leaving school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →East Nanango splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 6.8% of the population. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3% and is much lower than most other areas.
6.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 East Nanango, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related trades at 15.5%, followed by health and management and commerce, which both sit at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, more than 70% of similar areas, though they have a school advantage score that is much lower than most. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving East Nanango
3 schools — 895 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Nanango State School, Nanango | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 334 | 914 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Nanango | Catholic | Primary | 8.0 km | 73 | 954 |
| Nanango State High School, Nanango | Government | Secondary | 8.4 km | 488 | 911 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in East Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30930/east-nanango/topic/education