36.4% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avenell Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avenell Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Avenell Heights compared to the rest of the country. Only 36.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This gap in schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, with a low number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Roughly 31.2% of residents stopped at Year 10, and 17.7% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avenell Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.7% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Avenell Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in this area often studied Engineering and related fields (15.9%) or Management and commerce (15.6%). Other common fields include Society and culture at 11.5% and Education at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 18 schools within 3 km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools, though the typical school size is larger than in most other areas.
18
Higher than 86% 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).
490
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
972
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avenell Heights
18 schools — 8,811 students, average ICSEA 972.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 4 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 12 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 0.4 km | 490 | 995 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 350 | 900 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 95 | 858 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 168 | 882 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 2.4 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 295 | 922 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 82 | 860 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 3.2 km | 106 | 961 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 518 | 939 |
| Woongarra State School, Woongarra | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 346 | 969 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 3.9 km | 14 | — |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 267 | 915 |
| Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg | Independent | Combined | 4.6 km | 845 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30106/avenell-heights/topic/education