42.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bombeeta · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bombeeta
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bombeeta have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 42.9% of residents completed Year 12, and just 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. These figures are far below both the Queensland and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national figure of 58.8%. For those who left earlier, the most common exit point was Year 10, at 19.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bombeeta, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher at 8.3%, a rate far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 38.8%.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bombeeta, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and Agriculture & environment, both at 13.4%, followed by Management & commerce at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, though it is very small with an average size of just 19 students. This school has an advantage score of 907, which is much lower 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bombeeta
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mena Creek State School, Mena Creek | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 19 | 907 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bombeeta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30306/bombeeta/topic/education