34.4% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bajool · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bajool
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.4% of residents in Bajool have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in schooling is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with very few holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below Queensland and Australia, with only 34.4% of people finishing. About 29.3% of residents stopped after Year 10, and 18% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bajool, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 5.5% of the population, which is far below the national average. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 37.3%.
5.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
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 Bajool, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Common fields of qualification in the area include Engineering and related studies at 18.7%, followed by Health and Society and Culture, both at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is very small with only 13 students. Both local primary schools are government-run.
10.00
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
919
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bajool
2 schools — 25 students, average ICSEA 919.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bajool State School, Bajool | Government | Primary | 7.7 km | 15 | 971 |
| Marmor State School, Marmor | Government | Primary | 12.4 km | 10 | 841 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bajool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30117/bajool/topic/education