30.0% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maroondan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maroondan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30% of residents in Maroondan have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This low level of formal schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with very few holding university degrees. Most people in the area have a trade or vocational background instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 30%, which is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 38.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maroondan, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon, with only 6.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 38.1% of residents.
6.4% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Maroondan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Maroondan most often studied engineering and related fields, at 21.3%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce at 12.9%, followed by architecture and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than 70% of similar places. All schools are government-run, though the average school size is smaller and the school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
21.28
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
158
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maroondan
3 schools — 473 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Maroondan State School, Maroondan | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 41 | 955 |
| Gin Gin State High School, Gin Gin | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 404 | 944 |
| Bullyard State School, Bullyard | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 28 | 912 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maroondan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31774/maroondan/topic/education