50.8% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bartle Frere · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bartle Frere
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates than most similar areas mark Bartle Frere as a place where many residents finish their studies. However, the area still sits well below state and national figures for finishing Year 12, with just 50.8% of people doing so.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About half of the population has completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas. This is still well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bartle Frere, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are far less common here than across Australia, with only 13.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.2% of residents.
13.1% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
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 Bartle Frere, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (23%) and Bachelor degree (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are engineering and related subjects at 21.6%, followed by management and commerce at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools for its size, with 28.57 schools per 1,000 children. These are small, government-run primary schools with an average size of just 10 students.
28.57
Higher than 93% 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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,026
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bartle Frere
2 schools — 20 students, average ICSEA 1,026.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bartle Frere State School, Bartle Frere | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 4 | — |
| Mirriwinni State School, Mirriwinni | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 16 | 1,026 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bartle Frere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30178/bartle-frere/topic/education