65.4% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.8%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 65.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Banyo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Banyo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in Banyo finished high school than the state average, with 65.4% completing Year 12. This achievement helps drive a highly qualified local population, where university degrees are common and schools are generally larger and more advantaged than those in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure, with 65.4% of residents finishing school compared to 58.8% across Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Banyo, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Queensland average. The most common high-level qualifications are bachelor degrees at 30% and Certificate III or IVs at 27.1%.
26.4% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Banyo splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 22%, followed by engineering at 15.8% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Banyo has 13 schools within 3km, which is more than 85% of similar areas, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children. Local schools are much larger and have advantage scores much higher than most areas.
1.72
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
529
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Banyo
13 schools — 6,880 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Earnshaw State College, Banyo | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 803 | 1,010 |
| St Pius' Primary School, Banyo | Catholic | Primary | 0.8 km | 504 | 1,088 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| Northgate State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 326 | 1,078 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| Nundah State School, Nundah | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 640 | 1,098 |
| Mary MacKillop College, Nundah | Catholic | Secondary | 3.6 km | 618 | 1,079 |
| St Joseph's School, Nundah | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 167 | 1,091 |
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 105 | 890 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Banyo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30148/banyo/topic/education