42.0% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 36.5%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundaberg East · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg East
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Bundaberg East than the state or national average. Only 42% of residents completed Year 12, and just 10.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the typical Australian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is low here, with 42% finishing Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% national average. This is reflected in the breakdown, where 30.2% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundaberg East, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education levels are far below the Queensland average, as only 10.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common top qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.8% of people.
10.4% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Bundaberg East, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1% and society and culture at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, which is more than 89% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, with government schools making up 57.9% of the sector.
3.76
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
19
Higher than 86% 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).
470
Higher than 68% 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 Bundaberg East
19 schools — 8,932 students, average ICSEA 976.
By sector: Government 11 · Independent 5 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 295 | 922 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 14 | — |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| St Luke's Anglican School, Kalkie | Independent | Combined | 1.6 km | 1,090 | 1,089 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 168 | 882 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 82 | 860 |
| Kalkie State School, Kalkie | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 322 | 972 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 350 | 900 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 249 | 906 |
| Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg North | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 676 | 932 |
| Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 845 | 1,039 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 490 | 995 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Woongarra State School, Woongarra | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 346 | 969 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 4.2 km | 61 | 999 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 267 | 915 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30421/bundaberg-east/topic/education