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Education & Qualifications in Gisborne

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

Higher education and school completion rates in Gisborne are among the highest for similar areas. About 62% of residents have finished Year 12, while over a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This reflects a strong trend toward higher qualifications across the community.

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Where Gisborne sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

27.3% ▲ +29.1%

All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Gisborne — higher than 91% of areas.

Gisborne27.3%
3437, VIC 26.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

School completion has risen significantly here, with the 62% who finished Year 12 being well above the national figure of 58.8%. This is up 8.1 percentage points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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62.0% ▲ +15.0%

Higher than 94% of urban area areas.

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

Highest year of school

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In Gisborne, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 14%.

Year 12 62.0% Year 11 13.6% Year 10 12.5% Year 9 or below 6.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 27.3%, which is a little above the Australian average and among the highest for similar areas. This figure rose 6.2 percentage points since 2011.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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27.3% ▲ +29.1%

Higher than 91% of urban area areas.

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

Highest qualification level

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Gisborne splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (32%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.

Certificate III / IV 27.4% Bachelor degree 25.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 17.3% Postgraduate degree 8.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.3% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 16.9%, followed closely by engineering and related fields at 16.3%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2009/gisborne/topic/education