43.2% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burgowan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burgowan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Burgowan have completed Year 12, with only 43.2% finishing their secondary schooling. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area has very few higher qualifications and a small local school system.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 43.2% of residents finished Year 12, while 29.7% reached Year 10. These figures are far below the Queensland average of 57.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burgowan, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 35%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Burgowan hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3% and the state average of 21.9%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Burgowan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 33%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 16%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (16%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school. This school is smaller than most, with an average of 106 students and a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
106
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
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 Burgowan
1 school — 106 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Torbanlea State School, Torbanlea | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 106 | 937 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burgowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30442/burgowan/topic/education