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Gympie · State Electorate

Education & Qualifications in Gympie

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Only 38.6% of people in Gympie have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap is a key part of the local education story, where higher qualifications are much less common than in other areas. The number of residents with a university degree has also fallen over the last decade.

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📍 Gympie, State Electorate

Where Gympie sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.1% ▼ -19.4%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — lower than 93% of areas.

Gympie10.1%
Rest of Qld 17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Fewer people have finished high school here than in most areas, with Year 12 completion falling 3.7 points since 2011. This is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, and nearly 32% of residents finished their schooling in Year 10 or earlier.

Completed Year 12

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38.6% ▼ -8.7%

Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Gympie, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).

Year 12 38.6% Year 10 31.8% Year 9 or below 13.2% Year 11 8.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, while the share of university degrees fell 2.4 points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.1% ▼ -19.4%

Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications held by residents are in engineering and related fields at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 12.9%. Other common fields include society and culture, health, and education.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Gympie has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 32 schools located within 3km of residents. However, the average school size and school advantage scores are much lower than in similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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32

Higher than 80% of state electorate 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).

Average school ICSEA

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976

Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Gympie

32 schools — 7,909 students, average ICSEA 976.

By sector: Government 26 · Catholic 3 · Independent 3

By type: Primary 22 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
Gympie East State School, Greens Creek Government Primary 2.2 km 174 979
Wolvi State School, Wolvi Government Primary 7.0 km 19 952
Gympie Special School, Gympie Government Combined 7.3 km 88 962
Gympie Flexible School, Gympie Catholic Secondary 7.4 km 103 880
Gympie State High School, Gympie Government Secondary 7.5 km 1,012 955
Monkland State School, Monkland Government Primary 8.2 km 128 922
One Mile State School, Gympie Government Primary 8.3 km 316 925
Victory College, Gympie Independent Combined 8.8 km 851 1,026
St Patrick's College, Gympie Catholic Secondary 8.8 km 514 1,037
Gympie Central State School, Gympie Government Primary 8.8 km 138 931
Gympie West State School, Gympie Government Primary 8.8 km 384 948
St Patrick's Primary School, Gympie Catholic Primary 8.9 km 346 1,039
James Nash State High School, Gympie Government Secondary 9.4 km 1,027 976
Jones Hill State School, Jones Hill Government Primary 10.7 km 482 990
Two Mile State School, Two Mile Government Primary 10.7 km 92 913
Gympie South State School, Southside Government Primary 11.1 km 518 955
Mawarra Independent School, Kybong Independent Combined 11.1 km 44 1,033
Cooloola Christian College, Gympie Independent Combined 11.5 km 537 1,013
Chatsworth State School, Chatsworth Government Primary 13.8 km 221 938
Kia-Ora State School, Kia Ora Government Primary 15.7 km 43 885
Dagun State School, Dagun Government Primary 18.7 km 50 1,005
Amamoor State School, Amamoor Government Primary 21.3 km 55 990
Kandanga State School, Kandanga Government Primary 25.4 km 32 997
Gunalda State School, Gunalda Government Primary 27.2 km 41 956
Glenwood State School, Glenwood Government Primary 28.4 km 85 928
Widgee State School, Widgee Government Primary 30.9 km 36 987
Theebine State School, Theebine Government Primary 31.8 km 9 —
Mary Valley State College, Imbil Government Combined 33.4 km 172 956
Tin Can Bay State School, Tin Can Bay Government Combined 36.4 km 294 918
Gundiah State School, Gundiah Government Primary 41.5 km 11 916
Bauple State School, Bauple Government Primary 41.6 km 40 924
Rainbow Beach State School, Rainbow Beach Government Primary 43.8 km 47 987

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30032/gympie/topic/education