36.9% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 36.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bollon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bollon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bollon have finished high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 36.9% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of adults with a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 36.9% of people finishing. About 23.4% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bollon, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here; only 6.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificates III or IV are the most common qualification at 25%.
6.2% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 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 Bollon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (33%) and Bachelor degree (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Many of the qualifications held by residents are in agriculture and the environment, accounting for 25% of the total. Health is the next most common field at 10.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bollon has one small government primary school, which is among the smallest of its kind. Despite the size, the school advantage score is higher than most areas.
33.33
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,008
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bollon
1 school — 14 students, average ICSEA 1,008.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bollon State School, Bollon | Government | Primary | 31.3 km | 14 | 1,008 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bollon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30304/bollon/topic/education