43.1% ▲ +28.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundaberg West · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg West
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bundaberg West sits around the middle of similar areas for education, though many residents hold fewer formal qualifications than the national average. Only 43.1% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in the rest of the country, with 43.1% of residents finishing school. About 24.2% reached Year 10, while 14% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundaberg West, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (27%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common than in the state or nation, with 16.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.3% of people.
16.2% ▲ +45.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 West, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in Health (16.4%), followed by Society and Culture (12.2%) and Management and Commerce (11.8%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 19 schools within 3km, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most, though they have a lower average advantage score.
4.77
Higher than 58% 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).
469
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% 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 West
19 schools — 8,902 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 0.6 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 267 | 915 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 82 | 860 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 1.6 km | 106 | 961 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 249 | 906 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 2.2 km | 61 | 999 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 168 | 882 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg North | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 676 | 932 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 350 | 900 |
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 310 | 957 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 295 | 922 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 95 | 858 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 490 | 995 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,074 | 927 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30424/bundaberg-west/topic/education