26.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Benarkin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Benarkin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Benarkin have remained low, with only 26% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, marking it as one of the areas with the lowest school completion rates in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 26% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. Most residents left school earlier, with 40% reaching Year 10 and 34% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Benarkin, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 9 or below (34%) and Year 12 (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon in Benarkin, where just 7.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, though over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
7.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.5%
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 Benarkin, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 75%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread evenly across several fields, with Architecture, Agriculture, Management, Society and Culture, and Hospitality each accounting for 13% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, though the typical school size is much lower than most areas at 73 students. These schools also have an average advantage score that is much lower than most other areas.
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).
73
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower 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 Benarkin
2 schools — 146 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Benarkin State School, Benarkin | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 47 | 923 |
| Blackbutt State School, Blackbutt | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 99 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benarkin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30231/benarkin/topic/education