51.6% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buccan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buccan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Buccan have remained steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 12.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.6%, have completed Year 12. This is higher than most similar areas, but it remains well below the Queensland figure of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buccan, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 45.6% of adults holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the proportion of people with university degrees is much lower than the national average.
12.1% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 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 Buccan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering (20.1%) and management and commerce (17.1%), followed by health at 9.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Buccan has more schools within 3km than 80% of similar areas, with eight options available. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with an average size of 673 students.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
673
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,000
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buccan
8 schools — 5,384 students, average ICSEA 1,000.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 2
| Logan Reserve State School, Logan Reserve | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 660 | 970 |
| Logan Village State School, Logan Village | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 562 | 969 |
| Canterbury College, Waterford | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,502 | 1,076 |
| Waterford State School, Waterford | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 532 | 955 |
| Edens Landing State School, Edens Landing | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 776 | 968 |
| St Philomena School, Park Ridge | Independent | Combined | 5.7 km | 244 | 1,082 |
| Waterford West State School, Waterford West | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 755 | 918 |
| Bethania Lutheran Primary School, Bethania | Independent | Primary | 5.8 km | 353 | 1,043 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buccan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30404/buccan/topic/education