35.4% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boynewood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boynewood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school completion rates define Boynewood, where only 35.4% of residents finished Year 12. While university degrees are more common here than in similar areas, the overall level of formal schooling remains far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.4% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national average of 58.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boynewood, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas despite being well below the national figure. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 31.6% of residents.
17.3% ▲ +81.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 17.3%
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 Boynewood, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Boynewood are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both topping the list at 13.2%. Education degrees follow at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most similar areas. All schools are government-run, with a mix of primary and combined campuses.
33.33
Higher than 96% 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).
113
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boynewood
2 schools — 226 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Boynewood State School, Boynewood | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 33 | 985 |
| Mundubbera State College, Mundubbera | Government | Combined | 6.1 km | 193 | 933 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boynewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30350/boynewood/topic/education