59.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buckland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buckland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Buckland have finished high school than in most similar areas. While 59% of residents completed Year 12, the area also sees a high proportion of adults holding university degrees or higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 59%, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Other common outcomes include 21.3% finishing Year 10 and 14.8% finishing Year 11.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buckland, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 26% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average. Diplomas are also common, held by 25.9% of residents.
26.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
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 Buckland, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 30%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Certificate III / IV (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are health and management and commerce, both at 21%, followed by engineering at 18.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with a typical size of 219 students, and have a school advantage score much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
219
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,055
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buckland
3 schools — 657 students, average ICSEA 1,055.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Wandiligong Primary School, Wandiligong | Government | Primary | 12.9 km | 40 | 1,070 |
| Bright P-12 College, Bright | Government | Combined | 15.2 km | 514 | 1,054 |
| Porepunkah Primary School, Porepunkah | Government | Primary | 17.6 km | 103 | 1,056 |
Sources
More for Buckland
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20368/buckland/topic/education