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Education & Qualifications in Gisborne

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

Higher levels of learning have become much more common in Gisborne, where 62.6% of residents have now finished Year 12. This shift is part of a broader trend toward better qualifications, with the number of people finishing high school climbing 28 percentage points since 2011.

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Where Gisborne sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

26.6% ▲ +142.0%

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

Gisborne26.6%
3437, VIC 26.1%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 62.6% of people reaching this milestone. This is well above the national figure and marks a significant increase from 34.4% in 2011.

Completed Year 12

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62.6% ▲ +82.0%

Higher than 96% of urban centre 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 65%; Year 11 is next at 14%.

Year 12 62.6% Year 11 13.8% Year 10 12.6% Year 9 or below 6.9%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University degrees are also more frequent, as 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the Australian average and reflects a jump of 16 percentage points over the last decade.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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26.6% ▲ +142.0%

Higher than 91% of urban centre 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 21%.

Certificate III / IV 28.1% Bachelor degree 26.4% Advanced diploma / diploma 18.2% Postgraduate degree 7.5% Graduate diploma / certificate 6.8% Certificate I / II 1.4%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15%.

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/ucl/UCL213006/gisborne/topic/education