43.5% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gregors Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gregors Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Gregors Creek than in most other parts of the country. Only 43.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a high proportion of the local workforce relies on trade certificates rather than degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland and Australian figures. About 33.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gregors Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Gregors Creek, with only 4.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while 40% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.3% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 Gregors Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 29%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are society and culture at 25.7%, followed by natural and physical sciences and agriculture and environment, both at 14.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 20 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gregors Creek
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Harlin State School, Harlin | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 20 | 962 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gregors Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31248/gregors-creek/topic/education