65.5% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bokarina · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bokarina
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Well above the national average, 65.5% of Bokarina residents have completed Year 12. This high level of schooling is reflected in the adult population, where university degrees and professional certificates are much more common than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 65.5% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bokarina, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common, as 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the state average, with Certificate III or IV being the most frequent qualification at 26.3%.
28.3% ▲ +79.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bokarina splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 20.9%, followed by health at 16.3% and engineering at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest at this level and have a much higher advantage score than most areas. There are three schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
2.25
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
1,477
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bokarina
3 schools — 4,432 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Kawana Waters State College, Bokarina | Government | Combined | 0.4 km | 2,495 | 1,034 |
| Pacific Lutheran College, Meridan Plains | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,204 | 1,114 |
| Brightwater State School, Mountain Creek | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 733 | 1,055 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bokarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30302/bokarina/topic/education