42.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 40.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balonne · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Balonne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 42.4% of people in Balonne have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While more residents have completed high school than in 2011, the area still has a much lower rate of higher qualifications compared to the rest of Queensland.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far below the state average, though the proportion of people finishing Year 12 rose 5.2 points since 2011. Roughly 27% of residents left school after Year 10, and 12.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Balonne, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.2% of the population, which is well below the Queensland figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.3% of residents.
12.2% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Balonne, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 13.8%, followed by health at 10.7% and management and commerce at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Balonne has seven schools with an average size of 86 students, which is much lower than most areas. There are 8.12 schools per 1,000 children, a figure much higher than most other similar places.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
8.12
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
603
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
86
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
871
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balonne
7 schools — 603 students, average ICSEA 871.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| St George State High School, St George | Government | Secondary | — | 189 | 845 |
| St George State School, St George | Government | Primary | — | 149 | 794 |
| St Patrick's School, St George | Catholic | Primary | — | 149 | 959 |
| Dirranbandi P-10 State School, Dirranbandi | Government | Combined | — | 72 | 838 |
| Thallon State School, Thallon | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 993 |
| Bollon State School, Bollon | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 1,008 |
| Hebel State School, Hebel | Government | Primary | — | 14 | 985 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balonne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30300/balonne/topic/education