35.8% ▲ +24.8%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boulia · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Boulia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 23 percentage points separates Boulia from the national average for Year 12 completion. Only 35.8% of people here finished high school, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Despite this, more residents have completed their schooling since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 35.8% who finished Year 12 is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is the most common high school milestone, followed by 27.9% who finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boulia, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.1% of residents.
6.9% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Boulia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in agriculture and environment at 15.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boulia has one small government primary school with 47 enrolments. The average school advantage score of 867 is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
9.17
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
47
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
47
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
867
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 Boulia
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 867.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Boulia State School, Boulia | Government | Primary | — | 47 | 867 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boulia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30900/boulia/topic/education