45.9% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
South Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in South Gladstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in South Gladstone has remained largely stable over the last decade, though it sits well below state and national levels. Only 45.9% of residents have finished Year 12, and about 13.8% of adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people have completed Year 12 in South Gladstone compared to the national figure, with only 45.9% finishing school. This is 13 points lower than the Australian average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In South Gladstone, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of adults. This helps explain why the proportion of people with a bachelor degree or higher is well below the Queensland average.
13.8% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 South Gladstone, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related subjects at 22.8%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
South Gladstone has a high number of schools nearby, with 10 within 3km. Most of these are government-run (70%), and the average school size is much higher than in most areas.
3.18
Lower than 55% 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).
653
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
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 South Gladstone
10 schools — 6,530 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Gladstone South State School, South Gladstone | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 458 | 897 |
| Toolooa State High School, South Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,165 | 950 |
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 642 | 938 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 339 | 1,044 |
| Gladstone State High School, West Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,239 | 938 |
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 783 | 929 |
| Rosella Park School, West Gladstone | Government | Combined | 2.4 km | 87 | 942 |
| Gladstone Central State School, Gladstone Central | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 356 | 989 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 854 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in South Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32589/south-gladstone/topic/education