33.0% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Gladstone · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Gladstone
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Gladstone compared to the rest of the state. Only 33% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the South Australian figure of 54.6%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33% of people finished Year 12, a result far below the national figure. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 11 at 22.8% and Year 10 at 17.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 11 (26%) and Year 10 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 10% 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 38% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 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 those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14.6%, followed by society and culture at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Gladstone has more schools per child than most similar areas, with three schools within 3km. These are typically small, with an average size of 105 students, and two-thirds are government primary schools.
25.21
Higher than 91% 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).
105
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Gladstone
3 schools — 315 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Gladstone High School, Gladstone | Government | Secondary | 1.0 km | 183 | 967 |
| Gladstone Primary School, Gladstone | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 79 | 980 |
| St Joseph's Parish School, Gladstone | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 53 | 1,046 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40497/gladstone/topic/education