26.2% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Benarkin North · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Benarkin North
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Benarkin North finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 26.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing high school is uncommon here, with only 26.2% of people completing Year 12, far below the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Instead, the most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 34.4% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Benarkin North, the largest group is Year 10 at 39%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher qualifications are rare, with just 6.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 36.9%.
6.2% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 North, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.6% and Education at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 47 students. This school also has a much lower average advantage score than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
47
Lower than 84% 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 North
1 school — 47 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Benarkin State School, Benarkin | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 47 | 923 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Benarkin North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30232/benarkin-north/topic/education