26.6% ▲ +20.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boyne Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boyne Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Few areas like Boyne Valley have such a low rate of formal schooling, with only 26.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia, which both sit near 58%. Higher education is also uncommon here, leaving a gap in professional degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest for similar areas at 26.6%, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, reached by 32.0% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boyne Valley, the largest group is Year 10 at 35%, followed by Year 12 (29%) and Year 9 or below (26%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 5.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which accounts for 42.6% of the highest qualifications.
5.2% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 22.2%, followed by management and commerce at 9.3%. Agriculture and environment, education, and society and culture each make up 8.3% of the mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 45.45 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for its level, though the typical school is very small with only 9 students. Both local schools are government primary schools.
45.45
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
9
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
975
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 Valley
2 schools — 17 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Nagoorin State School, Boyne Valley | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 7 | 966 |
| Builyan State School, Boyne Valley | Government | Primary | 15.7 km | 10 | 982 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boyne Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30347/boyne-valley/topic/education