51.9% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bowenville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bowenville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Bowenville have finished high school or earned a degree compared to the state and national averages. Only about half of the community completed Year 12, and the rate of bachelor degrees is far below the national figure. This highlights a significant gap in formal higher education compared to most of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 51.9% of people here completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but still well below the Queensland and Australian figures. Roughly 26.5% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bowenville, Year 12 is the majority at 56%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 13.6% of adults, a figure that is around the middle for similar areas but far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.8% of people.
13.6% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 Bowenville, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Bowenville are heavily focused on practical and land-based fields, with agriculture and environment leading at 23.0%. Engineering and related studies are also common at 21.8%, followed by management and commerce at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though these are small primary government schools. The average school size is just 20 students, and the average school advantage score is among the lowest for its level.
22.73
Higher than 90% 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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
888
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bowenville
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 888.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bowenville State School, Bowenville | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 20 | 888 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bowenville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30344/bowenville/topic/education