67.7% ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bohle Plains · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bohle Plains
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Bohle Plains have finished high school than in most other areas, with 67.7% completing Year 12. This strong schooling trend is seen alongside a diverse range of professional qualifications, with many residents holding certificates or degrees in health and engineering.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far above the Queensland figure, with 67.7% of residents finishing their secondary schooling compared to 57.1% statewide.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bohle Plains, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.1% of residents.
20.8% ▲ +61.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 Bohle Plains, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Professional backgrounds are varied, with health (17%) and engineering (16.8%) being the most common fields of qualification, followed closely by management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bohle Plains has 12 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. These schools are typically large, though their average advantage score is lower than most areas.
12
Higher than 82% 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).
895
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
954
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bohle Plains
12 schools — 10,744 students, average ICSEA 954.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| St Benedict's Catholic School, Shaw | Catholic | Primary | 2.2 km | 613 | 1,014 |
| Mary Help of Christians Catholic College, Shaw | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 127 | 990 |
| St Clare's Catholic School, Burdell | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 714 | 1,022 |
| Northern Beaches State High School, Deeragun | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 920 | 925 |
| Bohlevale State School, Burdell | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 474 | 891 |
| Carinity Education - Shalom, Condon | Independent | Combined | 5.1 km | 237 | 688 |
| The Willows State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 876 | 956 |
| Ryan Catholic College, Kirwan | Catholic | Combined | 5.2 km | 2,019 | 1,020 |
| Kirwan State School, Kirwan | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 698 | 927 |
| St Anthony's Catholic College - Secondary Campus, Deeragun | Catholic | Secondary | 6.2 km | 1,485 | 992 |
| Kirwan State High School, Kirwan | Government | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,922 | 919 |
| Thuringowa State High School, Condon | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 659 | 842 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bohle Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30300/bohle-plains/topic/education