45.9% ▲ +23.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gordonvale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gordonvale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in Gordonvale hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to the national average, with only 11.5% reaching this level. This gap is reflected in a trend toward shorter school stays, as fewer residents complete Year 12 than in the rest of the state. These figures point to a local workforce geared more toward vocational skills than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.9% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 27.6% of residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gordonvale, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common high-level qualifications, with 43.2% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 11.5% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%.
11.5% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.5%
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 Gordonvale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Gordonvale are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 20.4%. Management and commerce follow at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score of 920 is much lower than most areas.
3.32
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
403
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
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 Gordonvale
7 schools — 2,818 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 3 · Secondary 1
| St Michael's School, Gordonvale | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 279 | 993 |
| Gordonvale State School, Gordonvale | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 403 | 886 |
| Cairns Adventist College, Gordonvale | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 63 | 885 |
| Gordonvale State High School, Gordonvale | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 623 | 883 |
| Djarragun College, Gordonvale | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 259 | 683 |
| Aloomba State School, Aloomba | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 72 | 972 |
| MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter, Mount Peter | Catholic | Combined | 8.8 km | 1,119 | 987 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gordonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31213/gordonvale/topic/education