37.4% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barcoo · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Barcoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have completed Year 12 in Barcoo compared to the rest of the country, where the national figure is 58.8% against just 37.4% here. While higher schooling and degree levels have risen since 2011, this area remains well below state and national averages for formal qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This has improved slightly over the last decade, rising 4.7 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barcoo, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.3% of the population, far below the 26.3% national average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 41.4% of residents.
11.3% ▲ +105.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Barcoo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Barcoo are most often in Engineering and related fields (15.9%) or Agriculture and environment (14.5%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is delivered through three small government primary schools. These schools are among the smallest in the state, with an average of just 10 students per school.
3
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
65.22
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
29
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
10
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
899
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barcoo
3 schools — 29 students, average ICSEA 899.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Stonehenge State School, Stonehenge | Government | Primary | — | 13 | 932 |
| Jundah State School, Jundah | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 905 |
| Windorah State School, Windorah | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 829 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barcoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30450/barcoo/topic/education