Gympie’s fastest growing schools revealed for 2023

Gympie’s fastest growing schools - and the ones going backwards - have been revealed.

Gympie’s fastest growing schools - and the ones going backwards - across the past five years have been revealed.

Gympie’s fastest growing schools - and the ones going backwards - have been revealed.

An analysis of federal government data has revealed every Gympie region school’s student enrolment trajectory over the past five years - exposing where student numbers have risen and declined the most.

Monkland State School is Gympie’s fastest growing school, with enrolments increasing by 46 per cent in the five years from 2018 to 2022.

The second fastest growing school was Victory College, with a 34 per cent change, while Gunalda State School recorded the third biggest change with a 29 per cent increase.

Monkland State School is Gympie’s fastest growing school, having grown by almost 50 per cent from 2018-2022. Photo Greg Miller / Gympie Times

Meanwhile, the analysis also highlighted the Gympie region’s schools in decline, with Gympie Central State School recording a 48 per cent drop over five years.

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Dagun State School was the second school going backwards for enrolment with a 44 per cent drop and Woolooga State School was the third with a 43 per cent decline.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority figures are the most up to date enrolment numbers that include all state and private schools nationally.

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The number of enrolments at Gympie Central State School has dropped by almost 50 per cent across 2018-2022.

Schools with fastest growth between 2018 and 2022:

Monkland State School:46 per cent

Victory College: 34 per cent

Gunalda State School: 29 per cent

Gympie East State School: 29 per cent

St Patrick’s College: 18 per cent

Glenwood State School: 16 per cent

Chatsworth State School: 15 per cent

Cooloola Christian College: 14 per cent

Widgee State School: 11 per cent

Jones Hill State School: 10 per cent

Gympie Central State School has declined in enrolments by 48 per cent.

Schools in decline 2018-2022:

Gympie Central State School: 48 per cent

Dagun State School: 44 per cent

Woolooga State School: 43 per cent

Kin Kin State School: 31 per cent

Kandanga State School: 30 per cent

Wolvi State School: 26 per cent

Rainbow Beach State School: 24 per cent

Amamoor State School: 23 per cent

Gympie West State School: 21 per cent

Mary Valley State College: 21 per cent