38.7% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 38.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Banana
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Banana, where 36.4% of adults hold one. The area has a much lower rate of higher education and school completion than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is much lower than most areas, although the rate rose 2.4 points since 2016.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banana, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.5% of the population, which is far below the Queensland figure of 21.9%. This result is much lower than most areas, despite a small 1.0 point increase since 2016.
9.5% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 20.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Banana has 12 schools, which is among the largest number for an area of this level, but they are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 94 students. All schools are government-run, and most are primary schools.
12
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.50
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,131
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
94
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
925
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 4 · Secondary 2
| Theodore State School, Theodore | Government | Combined | 23.6 km | 150 | 947 |
| Moura State High School, Moura | Government | Secondary | 27.1 km | 157 | 893 |
| Moura State School, Moura | Government | Primary | 27.3 km | 258 | 909 |
| Banana State School, Banana | Government | Primary | 44.2 km | 32 | 941 |
| Prospect Creek State School, Prospect | Government | Primary | 68.7 km | 20 | 993 |
| Baralaba State School, Baralaba | Government | Combined | 70.1 km | 111 | 809 |
| Thangool State School, Thangool | Government | Primary | 76.6 km | 156 | 965 |
| Biloela State School, Biloela | Government | Primary | 77.2 km | 289 | 901 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Biloela | Catholic | Primary | 77.2 km | 166 | 1,001 |
| Biloela State High School, Biloela | Government | Secondary | 77.3 km | 529 | 954 |
| Redeemer Lutheran College, Biloela, Biloela | Independent | Combined | 77.3 km | 317 | 1,008 |
| Mount Murchison State School, Mount Murchison | Government | Primary | 83.4 km | 17 | 921 |
| Goovigen State School, Goovigen | Government | Primary | 83.6 km | 7 | 986 |
| Jambin State School, Smoky Creek | Government | Primary | 85.3 km | 32 | 1,014 |
| Taroom State School, Taroom | Government | Combined | 93.1 km | 153 | 965 |
| Wowan State School, Wowan | Government | Primary | 104.1 km | 38 | 969 |
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/sa2/308041528/banana/topic/education