34.9% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bullyard · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bullyard
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Bullyard, where 41.6% of adults hold one. This is an area where traditional school completion and higher degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. In contrast, 28.9% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bullyard, the largest group is Year 12 at 40%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with only 6.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
6.5% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
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 Bullyard, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 16.8%, followed by society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bullyard has a high number of schools for its population, with two primary government schools within 3km. These schools are much smaller than most others, with an average size of 35 students.
28.57
Higher than 93% 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).
35
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bullyard
2 schools — 69 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bullyard State School, Bullyard | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 28 | 912 |
| Maroondan State School, Maroondan | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 41 | 955 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bullyard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30417/bullyard/topic/education