59.6% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burdell - Mount Low · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Burdell - Mount Low
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of over 9 percentage points separates the rate of university degrees in Burdell - Mount Low from the national figure. While nearly 60% of residents have finished Year 12, the area has far fewer people with high-level qualifications than most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 59.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is a little above the Queensland figure and about the same as the national average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burdell - Mount Low, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.1%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.7% of people.
17.1% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Burdell - Mount Low, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields at 19.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools in the area, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for similar areas. The typical school is quite large, with 620 students on average.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.58
Lower than 98% 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).
1,860
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
620
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
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 Burdell - Mount Low
6 schools — 4,292 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| North Shore State School, Burdell | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 672 | 988 |
| St Anthony's Catholic College - Secondary Campus, Deeragun | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,485 | 992 |
| Northern Beaches State High School, Deeragun | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 920 | 925 |
| Bohlevale State School, Burdell | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 474 | 891 |
| St Clare's Catholic School, Burdell | Catholic | Primary | 5.5 km | 714 | 1,022 |
| Eaton College, Mount Louisa | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 27 | 967 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burdell - Mount Low [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021582/burdell-mount-low/topic/education