50.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blantyre · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blantyre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Blantyre has shifted over time, though the area remains modest in its qualifications. Half of the residents have completed Year 12, but only 8.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
While 50% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas, this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blantyre, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, over half of residents have a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Blantyre, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 81%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are health at 22.6%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most areas with a typical size of just 38 students.
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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower 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 Blantyre
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Roadvale State School, Roadvale | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 38 | 977 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blantyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30284/blantyre/topic/education