35.8% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gayndah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gayndah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Gayndah have remained quite low compared to other regions. Only 35.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the high number of adults who left school before the end of secondary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over a third of people finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. In contrast, 28.9% of residents peaked at Year 10, and 14.1% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gayndah, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 33.7%.
8.0% ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Gayndah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related services at 12.8%, followed by health at 11.2% and management and commerce at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gayndah has 9.93 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. There are three schools within 3km of the centre, though they are smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most other schools.
9.93
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
109
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
928
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gayndah
3 schools — 326 students, average ICSEA 928.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's School, Gayndah | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 71 | 1,003 |
| Gayndah State School, Gayndah | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 97 | 881 |
| Burnett State College, Gayndah | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 158 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gayndah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31106/gayndah/topic/education