45.9% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Sun Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Sun Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Sun Valley have completed high school or university compared to the wider region. Only 45.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means more people here rely on trade certificates and shorter courses for their qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the Queensland average of 57.1%, with only 45.9% of residents reaching this milestone. About 27.3% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Sun Valley, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, the area is dominated by trade skills, with 50.8% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
10.1% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Sun Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with higher qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 23.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools (70%) and the typical school size is much larger than in most other areas.
3.58
Lower than 52% 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 Sun Valley
10 schools — 6,530 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 0.6 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 783 | 929 |
| Toolooa State High School, South Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,165 | 950 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 642 | 938 |
| Gladstone South State School, South Gladstone | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 458 | 897 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 854 | 1,031 |
| Gladstone State High School, West Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,239 | 938 |
| Rosella Park School, West Gladstone | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 87 | 942 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 339 | 1,044 |
| Gladstone Central State School, Gladstone Central | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 356 | 989 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Sun Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32690/sun-valley/topic/education