38.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barker Creek Flat · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barker Creek Flat
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Barker Creek Flat have finished high school than in other parts of the country. Only 38.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in a small number of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in Queensland or the rest of Australia. While 38.8% finished high school, about 30.6% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barker Creek Flat, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in this area, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though Certificate III and IV qualifications are more common at 26.9%.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Barker Creek Flat, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (28%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%. Health and Management and commerce both follow at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Most are government primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
916
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 Barker Creek Flat
3 schools — 895 students, average ICSEA 916.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Nanango State High School, Nanango | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 488 | 911 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Nanango | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 73 | 954 |
| Nanango State School, Nanango | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 334 | 914 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barker Creek Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30160/barker-creek-flat/topic/education