48.8% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 43.8%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Goondiwindi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Goondiwindi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Goondiwindi than in most other parts of the country. Only 48.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap carries through to higher education, with a much lower share of adults holding university degrees compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland average at 48.8%, and far below the national rate. About 22.9% of residents finished Year 10, while 11.8% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Goondiwindi, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. The most common qualification in the area is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of people.
13.8% ▲ +32.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Goondiwindi, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 13.8%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km of the centre, which is more than most similar areas. While the average school size is typical for this level, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
2.95
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
286
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
947
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Goondiwindi
5 schools — 1,432 students, average ICSEA 947.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 3 · Secondary 1 · Primary 1
| Goondiwindi State High School, Goondiwindi | Government | Secondary | 14.5 km | 453 | 917 |
| Goondiwindi State School, Goondiwindi | Government | Primary | 14.8 km | 424 | 927 |
| St Mary's School, Goondiwindi | Catholic | Combined | 14.9 km | 385 | 1,043 |
| Border Rivers Christian College, Goondiwindi | Independent | Combined | 15.0 km | 91 | 1,017 |
| Boggabilla Central School, Boggabilla | Government | Combined | 22.1 km | 79 | 670 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Goondiwindi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31202/goondiwindi/topic/education