46.1% ▲ +34.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Basin Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Basin Pocket
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Basin Pocket have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Just 46.1% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This means a larger proportion of the local adult population relies on trade certificates and shorter courses for their skills.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 46.1% of residents finishing. About 25.6% of the population stopped after Year 10, while 11.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Basin Pocket, Year 12 is the majority at 50%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most typical, held by 42.9% of people.
10.7% ▲ +81.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Basin Pocket, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in this area most commonly studied society and culture (17.2%) or engineering and related fields (15.6%). Management and commerce follow at 12.9%, with architecture and building making up 10.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Families have a huge range of choices nearby, with 22 schools within 3 km—more than 90% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most, and over half are government primary schools.
22
Higher than 87% 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).
520
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Basin Pocket
22 schools — 11,435 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 12 · Catholic 6 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 12 · Combined 6 · Secondary 4
| Ipswich North State School, North Ipswich | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 206 | 904 |
| Ipswich East State School, East Ipswich | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 287 | 878 |
| The Industry School - Ipswich, North Ipswich | Independent | Secondary | 1.1 km | 208 | 1,017 |
| Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, East Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,047 | 1,122 |
| Ipswich Special School, Ipswich | Government | Combined | 1.5 km | 108 | 962 |
| Ipswich Flexible School, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.6 km | 111 | 892 |
| St Joseph's School, North Ipswich | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 390 | 1,029 |
| St Mary's College, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 1.8 km | 730 | 1,033 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 556 | 1,041 |
| St Edmund's College, Woodend | Catholic | Combined | 1.8 km | 1,171 | 1,049 |
| Tivoli State School, Tivoli | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 201 | 904 |
| Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,336 | 1,114 |
| Ipswich Central State School, Ipswich | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 529 | 980 |
| Silkstone State School, Silkstone | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 675 | 937 |
| Blair State School, Sadliers Crossing | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 320 | 952 |
| Ipswich Adventist School, Brassall | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 108 | 1,026 |
| Ipswich State High School, Brassall | Government | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,776 | 925 |
| Brassall State School, Brassall | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 584 | 901 |
| Ipswich West Special School, West Ipswich | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 135 | 950 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| Ipswich West State School, West Ipswich | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 210 | 947 |
| Claremont Special School, Silkstone | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 199 | 964 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Basin Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/topic/education