34.6% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Tirroan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Tirroan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 35% of residents in Tirroan have finished Year 12, marking an area where most adults have left school early. This gap in formal schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees, with only 5.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.6% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is much lower than most areas, with many residents instead listing Year 10 or lower as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Tirroan, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare in Tirroan, where only 5.1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though many adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
5.1% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Tirroan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with a qualification, a large proportion focused on Engineering and related fields at 22.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. However, the average school advantage score is 938, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
329
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Tirroan
2 schools — 658 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Gin Gin State School, Gin Gin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 254 | 929 |
| Gin Gin State High School, Gin Gin | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 404 | 944 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Tirroan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32836/tirroan/topic/education