# Education & Qualifications — Bororen

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Area: Bororen (Suburb / Locality)

Far fewer people in Bororen finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 32.4% completing Year 12. This gap extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a university degree is far below the national figure.

Year 12 completion is far below the Queensland and Australian figures, sitting at 32.4%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 35.6%.

Only 8.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most areas. Half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.

Bororen has 13.51 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. These are all government schools, and the typical school is much smaller than most, with 77 students.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related fields at 27.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Completed Year 12 | 32.4% | +13.7% since 2011 |
| Adults with a bachelor degree or higher | 8.4% | +26.9% since 2011 |
| Schools per 1,000 children | 13.51 | — |
| Schools within 3 km | 2 | — |
| Average school size | 77 | — |
| Average school ICSEA | 924 | — |

**Highest year of school** — Year 10 35.6%, Year 12 32.4%, Year 9 or below 15.7%, Year 11 7.1%

**Highest qualification level** — Certificate III / IV 49.0%, Bachelor degree 12.3%, Advanced diploma / diploma 11.6%, Graduate diploma / certificate 3.2%, Postgraduate degree 1.9%, Certificate I / II 1.9%

**Field of qualification** — Engineering & related 27.1%, Management & commerce 13.5%, Education 9.7%, Architecture & building 7.1%, Food, hospitality & personal services 7.1%, Health 5.8%, Society & culture 5.8%, Natural & physical sciences 3.2%, Agriculture & environment 2.6%

## Schools serving Bororen

2 schools, 153 students, average ICSEA 924.

By sector: Government 2

By type: Primary 1, Combined 1

| School | Sector | Type | Distance | Students |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bororen State School | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 30 |
| Miriam Vale State School | Government | Combined | 11.3 km | 123 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30337/bororen/topic/education