30.5% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nanango · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nanango
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Nanango have finished high school or university compared to most other areas. Just 30.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This means a high proportion of the local adult population has left school before the end of their secondary years.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common highest year of schooling for 31.4% of residents. Only 30.5% finished Year 12, a result that is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Nanango splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (36%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 7.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia, though Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 36.2%.
7.6% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Nanango, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common at 15.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.4% and Society and culture at 10.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5.34 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, and three schools are within 3 km. However, the average school advantage score of 916 is much lower than most similar areas.
5.34
Higher than 60% 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nanango
3 schools — 895 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Patrick's Primary School, Nanango | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 73 | 954 |
| Nanango State High School, Nanango | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 488 | 911 |
| Nanango State School, Nanango | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 334 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nanango [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32100/nanango/topic/education