47.3% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 47.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boyne Island · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boyne Island
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Boyne Island have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. The area has a workforce largely based on trade certificates rather than university degrees. This pattern is seen across the local population, where high-level qualifications are less common than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.3% of residents completed Year 12, a result that is well below the Queensland average and far below the Australian figure. For many, the highest level of schooling reached was Year 10, accounting for 26.3% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boyne Island, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.1% of the population, which is far below the national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.7% of residents.
12.1% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Boyne Island, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study, accounting for 25.6% of qualifications. Management and commerce follow at 15.2%, with education being the third most common field at 9.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km of residents, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. Most are government-run primary schools, and the typical school size is 365 students.
0.90
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
365
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
976
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boyne Island
6 schools — 2,189 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Boyne Island State School, Boyne Island | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 390 | 960 |
| St Francis Catholic Primary School, Tannum Sands | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 218 | 1,015 |
| Clearview Christian College, Tannum Sands | Independent | Secondary | 4.5 km | 97 | 990 |
| Tannum Sands State School, Tannum Sands | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 616 | 988 |
| Tannum Sands State High School, Tannum Sands | Government | Secondary | 5.5 km | 816 | 965 |
| Benaraby State School, Benaraby | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 52 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boyne Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30346/boyne-island/topic/education