46.2% ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Branyan - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Branyan - Kensington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates the high school completion rate in Branyan - Kensington from the national figure. While more residents have finished school than a decade ago, the area still falls well below state and national levels for both Year 12 completion and university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 11 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Branyan - Kensington, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.5% of residents.
12.6% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Branyan - Kensington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 18.8%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary school, which is government-run. This is much lower than most similar areas for the number of schools per 1,000 children.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.89
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Lower than 79% 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).
453
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
453
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
974
Lower than 70% 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 Branyan - Kensington
9 schools — 5,336 students, average ICSEA 978.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Branyan Road State School, Branyan | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 453 | 974 |
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 310 | 957 |
| Sharon State School, Sharon | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 21 | 936 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 6.2 km | 106 | 961 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 267 | 915 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 7.0 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 7.8 km | 1,593 | 944 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Branyan - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011494/branyan-kensington/topic/education