There is no secondary school in Kia Ora. The nearest government secondary schools are Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south-west and Tin Can Bay State School (to Year 10) in Tin Can Bay to the north-east.[20]
^"KIA ORA". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 14 September 1938. p. 12 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Kia Ora School". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^"Kia Ora Methodist Church". Gympie Regional Council Local Heritage Register. pp. 197–198. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.