45.8% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gracemere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gracemere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Gracemere have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 45.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a notable gap in higher education across the community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The percentage of people who finished Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure, with 45.8% completing their secondary studies. Roughly 27.9% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gracemere, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 45.5% of the group.
9.0% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Gracemere, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 19.9%, followed by management and commerce at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, but the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level. All these local schools are primary schools, and 75% are government-run.
0.96
Lower than 93% 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).
265
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gracemere
4 schools — 1,058 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4
| Waraburra State School, Gracemere | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 358 | 855 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Gracemere | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 331 | 984 |
| Gracemere State School, Gracemere | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 295 | 898 |
| Port Curtis Road State School, Port Curtis | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 74 | 890 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gracemere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31219/gracemere/topic/education