40.6% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banana · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Banana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults hold university degrees in Banana than in most other similar areas. Only 10% of residents have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While more people have finished school than a decade ago, the area still lags well behind Queensland and Australian averages for education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is an improvement on the past, as the rate rose 5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banana, 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.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is much lower than most areas at 10%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 37.4% of people.
10.0% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Banana, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications in the area, making up 21.6% of degrees, followed by management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Banana has 16 schools, which is more than about 68% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller than most others, with an average of 152 students per school.
16
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.24
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,432
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
152
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banana
16 schools — 2,432 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 14 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Biloela State High School, Biloela | Government | Secondary | — | 529 | 954 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Biloela, Biloela | Independent | Combined | — | 317 | 1,008 |
| Biloela State School, Biloela | Government | Primary | — | 289 | 901 |
| Moura State School, Moura | Government | Primary | — | 258 | 909 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Biloela | Catholic | Primary | — | 166 | 1,001 |
| Moura State High School, Moura | Government | Secondary | — | 157 | 893 |
| Thangool State School, Thangool | Government | Primary | — | 156 | 965 |
| Taroom State School, Taroom | Government | Combined | — | 153 | 965 |
| Theodore State School, Theodore | Government | Combined | — | 150 | 947 |
| Baralaba State School, Baralaba | Government | Combined | — | 111 | 809 |
| Wowan State School, Wowan | Government | Primary | — | 38 | 969 |
| Banana State School, Banana | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 941 |
| Jambin State School, Smoky Creek | Government | Primary | — | 32 | 1,014 |
| Prospect Creek State School, Prospect | Government | Primary | — | 20 | 993 |
| Mount Murchison State School, Mount Murchison | Government | Primary | — | 17 | 921 |
| Goovigen State School, Goovigen | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 986 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30370/banana/topic/education