41.6% ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 41.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundaberg South · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg South
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Bundaberg South finished high school than the state or national average. Only 41.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is 17 points lower than the typical Australian. This trend extends to higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 41.6% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the Queensland average of 57.1%. This is a common trend for its level, though 26.2% of the population stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundaberg South, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in most areas, with only 10.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV is the most typical qualification at 34.9%.
10.9% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 South, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Management and Commerce at 14.9%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.1% and Engineering at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools here than in most similar areas, with 20 schools within 3km and 5.28 schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government-run primary schools, though the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
5.28
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
485
Higher than 70% 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 Bundaberg South
20 schools — 9,696 students, average ICSEA 975.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 0.2 km | 168 | 882 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 0.4 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 1.1 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 82 | 860 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 350 | 900 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 295 | 922 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 2.5 km | 14 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 490 | 995 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 267 | 915 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 2.7 km | 106 | 961 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 518 | 939 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 95 | 858 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 249 | 906 |
| Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg North | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 676 | 932 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| St Luke's Anglican School, Kalkie | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 1,090 | 1,089 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 61 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30423/bundaberg-south/topic/education