34.2% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Broadsound - Nebo · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Broadsound - Nebo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.2% of people in Broadsound - Nebo have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This gap in schooling is mirrored in higher education, where the number of adults with a university degree is also much lower than across Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, falling 3.3 percentage points since 2011. This result is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Broadsound - Nebo, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure, falling to 7.3% in 2021. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.2% of residents.
7.3% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Broadsound - Nebo, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 18.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 8.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Broadsound - Nebo has 10 schools, all of which are government-run, though they are among the smallest in the region with a typical size of 92 students. The average school advantage score is much lower than in most other areas.
10
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
6.49
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Lower than 75% 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).
921
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
92
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 88% 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 Broadsound - Nebo
10 schools — 921 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 10
By type: Primary 7 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Clarke Creek State School, Clarke Creek | Government | Primary | 48.7 km | 20 | 1,001 |
| St Lawrence State School, St Lawrence | Government | Primary | 51.4 km | 6 | — |
| Valkyrie State School, Valkyrie | Government | Primary | 51.8 km | 14 | 963 |
| Carmila State School, Carmila | Government | Primary | 52.3 km | 27 | 931 |
| Nebo State School, Nebo | Government | Primary | 71.5 km | 93 | 899 |
| Middlemount Community School, Middlemount | Government | Combined | 72.2 km | 252 | 951 |
| Coppabella State School, Coppabella | Government | Primary | 79.3 km | 19 | 823 |
| Dysart State High School, Dysart | Government | Secondary | 80.2 km | 197 | 900 |
| Dysart State School, Dysart | Government | Primary | 81.0 km | 254 | 907 |
| Glenden State School, Glenden | Government | Combined | 137.6 km | 39 | 957 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Broadsound - Nebo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011338/broadsound-nebo/topic/education