49.8% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kin Kora · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kin Kora
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kin Kora have remained largely steady since 2011, though school completion stays well below the national figure. Just under half of residents have finished Year 12, and those with higher qualifications are far less common than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 49.8%, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Queensland and national rates. About 27.8% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kin Kora, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.3% of residents.
12.7% ▲ +21.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Kin Kora, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications here often study practical or technical fields, with Engineering and related subjects making up 27% of the total, followed by Management and Commerce at 18.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 11 schools within 3km, which is more than most areas, though the average school size of 684 students is much higher than usual. Most of these are government schools.
1.92
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 81% 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).
684
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kin Kora
11 schools — 7,526 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 783 | 929 |
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 1.3 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 1.4 km | 854 | 1,031 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 642 | 938 |
| Clinton State School, Clinton | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 703 | 914 |
| Toolooa State High School, South Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,165 | 950 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 649 | 1,023 |
| Rosella Park School, West Gladstone | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 87 | 942 |
| Gladstone State High School, West Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 1,239 | 938 |
| Gladstone South State School, South Gladstone | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 458 | 897 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 339 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kin Kora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31535/kin-kora/topic/education