42.3% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burke · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Burke
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Low levels of formal schooling and university degrees shape the workforce in Burke. Only 42.3% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure, and university qualifications are rare here.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The proportion of people who finished Year 12 rose 11 points since 2011 to 42.3%. This remains far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%, with about 21% of residents only reaching Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burke, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Very few adults hold a bachelor degree or higher at 8.2%, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.1% of people.
8.2% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 Burke, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most often in Engineering and related fields at 17%, followed by Management and Commerce at 10.2% and Agriculture and Environment at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Education is provided by a single government primary school. It is among the smallest schools in the region, with only 29 enrolments and a low average school advantage score.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
16.13
Higher than 91% 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.
29
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
729
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burke
1 school — 29 students, average ICSEA 729.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Burketown State School, Burketown | Government | Primary | — | 29 | 729 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31950/burke/topic/education