47.7% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Telina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Telina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Similar to other areas of its type, Telina shows middle-of-the-pack results for schooling and degrees. However, it falls far below the national figure for Year 12 completion, with only 47.7% of residents finishing school.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This means about half of residents finished school, while 27% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Telina, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.8% of people.
12.5% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
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 Telina, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is engineering and related subjects at 29.9%, followed by management and commerce at 18.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are eight schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, with an average size of 733 students, though they have a lower advantage score than most areas.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
733
Higher than 92% 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 Telina
8 schools — 5,861 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Kin Kora State School, Kin Kora | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 783 | 929 |
| Trinity College, Gladstone | Independent | Combined | 2.1 km | 607 | 1,034 |
| Toolooa State High School, South Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,165 | 950 |
| Chanel College, Gladstone | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 854 | 1,031 |
| Clinton State School, Clinton | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 703 | 914 |
| Gladstone West State School, West Gladstone | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 642 | 938 |
| Gladstone South State School, South Gladstone | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 458 | 897 |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 649 | 1,023 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Telina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32767/telina/topic/education