39.5% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Monkland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Monkland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Monkland has remained low over the last decade. Only 39.5% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of senior schooling is mirrored in higher education, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Monkland finished high school than in most areas, with only 39.5% completing Year 12. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Monkland, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, as only 8.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while trade certificates are more common at 44.7%.
8.2% ▲ +80.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Monkland, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, and Management and commerce at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than 82% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most areas.
4.55
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Monkland
10 schools — 3,645 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Monkland State School, Monkland | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 128 | 922 |
| One Mile State School, Gympie | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 316 | 925 |
| Jones Hill State School, Jones Hill | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 482 | 990 |
| Gympie State High School, Gympie | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,012 | 955 |
| Gympie Special School, Gympie | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 88 | 962 |
| St Patrick's College, Gympie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 514 | 1,037 |
| Gympie Flexible School, Gympie | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 103 | 880 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Gympie | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 346 | 1,039 |
| Gympie Central State School, Gympie | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 138 | 931 |
| Gympie South State School, Southside | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 518 | 955 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Monkland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31881/monkland/topic/education