48.8% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boyne Island - Tannum Sands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands have finished high school or university than the national average. Only 48.8% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Australian figure. This gap continues into higher education, where the number of adults with a bachelor's degree is much lower than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are well below the Queensland average, though the figure rose 2.0 points since 2016 to reach 48.8%. Roughly one in four residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. Trade qualifications are more common here, with 45.6% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.2% —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
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 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 26.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has five schools with a total of 2,137 enrolments. Most of these are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than in most similar areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.24
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
2,137
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
427
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 69% 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 Boyne Island - Tannum Sands
6 schools — 2,189 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Tannum Sands State High School, Tannum Sands | Government | Secondary | 0.4 km | 816 | 965 |
| Tannum Sands State School, Tannum Sands | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 616 | 988 |
| Boyne Island State School, Boyne Island | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 390 | 960 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Tannum Sands | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 218 | 1,015 |
| Clearview Christian College, Tannum Sands | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 97 | 990 |
| Benaraby State School, Benaraby | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 52 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boyne Island - Tannum Sands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051531/boyne-island-tannum-sands/topic/education