63.3% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boondall · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boondall
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher proportion of residents in Boondall finished high school compared to the rest of the state, with 63.3% completing Year 12. This trend toward higher achievement is reflected in the local workforce, where nearly one in four adults holds a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is well above the national figure at 63.3%, which is 6.3 percentage points higher than the Queensland average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boondall, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 24.5% of adults, a figure that is a little above the state average but a little below the Australian average of 26.3%.
24.5% ▲ +63.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Boondall splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boondall has an average school advantage score of 1,056, which is much higher than most areas, though there are far fewer schools per 1,000 children than in similar places.
1.16
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
574
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,056
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boondall
25 schools — 14,358 students, average ICSEA 1,056.
By sector: Government 14 · Catholic 10 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 6 · Combined 3
| Boondall State School, Boondall | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 621 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's Nudgee College, Boondall | Catholic | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,730 | 1,115 |
| Sandgate District State High School, Deagon | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 993 | 1,010 |
| St Pius' Primary School, Banyo | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 504 | 1,088 |
| Shorncliffe State School, Shorncliffe | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 344 | 1,122 |
| St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe | Catholic | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,410 | 1,092 |
| Sandgate State School, Sandgate | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 387 | 1,057 |
| Taigum State School, Taigum | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 446 | 962 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Sandgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 187 | 1,063 |
| St Flannan's School, Zillmere | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 419 | 1,077 |
| Earnshaw State College, Banyo | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 803 | 1,010 |
| St Kevin's School, Geebung | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 356 | 1,086 |
| Holy Spirit College, Fitzgibbon | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 455 | 1,077 |
| Zillmere State School, Zillmere | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 105 | 890 |
| Bracken Ridge State School, Bracken Ridge | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 304 | 968 |
| Geebung State School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 391 | 1,030 |
| Jabiru Community College, Zillmere | Independent | Secondary | 4.0 km | 81 | 913 |
| Geebung Special School, Geebung | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 150 | 1,029 |
| Virginia State School, Virginia | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 469 | 1,092 |
| St Dympna's Parish School, Aspley | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 647 | 1,105 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 707 | 1,074 |
| St John Fisher College, Bracken Ridge | Catholic | Secondary | 4.7 km | 714 | 1,063 |
| Aspley State High School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 1,144 | 1,005 |
| Aspley East State School, Aspley | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 849 | 1,063 |
| Aspley Special School, Aspley | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 142 | 1,014 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boondall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30324/boondall/topic/education