33.2% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gin Gin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gin Gin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Gin Gin have completed high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 33.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where a smaller proportion of adults hold higher qualifications compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.2% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. Many people left school earlier, with 29.2% reaching Year 10 as their highest level.
Highest year of school
View on map →Gin Gin splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (33%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 6.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of people.
6.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 Gin Gin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 12.2%, followed by Society and Culture at 9.4% and Health at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gin Gin has a high number of schools for its population, with 12.2 per 1,000 children, though these schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most areas. All four local schools are government-run.
12.20
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
180
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gin Gin
4 schools — 719 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Gin Gin State School, Gin Gin | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 254 | 929 |
| Gin Gin State High School, Gin Gin | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 404 | 944 |
| McIlwraith State School, Mcilwraith | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 20 | 1,020 |
| Maroondan State School, Maroondan | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 41 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gin Gin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31124/gin-gin/topic/education