51.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Orion · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Orion
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Orion have finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though the area still sits well below the state and national figures. About half of the population has completed high school, reflecting a community where vocational and trade training is common.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 51.7% of residents finished Year 12, this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%. Another 30% of the population peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Orion, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.3% of the area, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.1% of residents.
15.3% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Orion, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are management and commerce at 23.5%, followed by agriculture and environment and education, which both sit at 20.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Orion has a high number of schools for its child population, with 37.04 schools per 1,000 children. However, these schools are smaller and have lower advantage scores than most similar areas.
37.04
Higher than 98% 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).
96
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
955
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Orion
3 schools — 191 students, average ICSEA 955.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Orion State School, Orion | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Springsure | Catholic | Primary | 29.3 km | 23 | 1,038 |
| Springsure State School, Springsure | Government | Combined | 29.8 km | 168 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Orion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32233/orion/topic/education