25.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burrum Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burrum Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 5% of adults in Burrum Town hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than most similar areas. This place sees far fewer people finishing secondary school compared to the rest of the state and nation. It is an area where trade qualifications are much more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 25% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 34.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burrum Town, the largest group is Year 10 at 37%, followed by Year 12 (27%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Qualifications are dominated by trade certificates, with 49.5% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why the number of university graduates is far below the national figure.
5.0% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Burrum Town, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 62%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering and related fields at 17.2%, followed by Health at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, both of which are government-run. These schools are smaller than those in most similar areas and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
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).
135
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
911
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burrum Town
2 schools — 269 students, average ICSEA 911.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Howard State School, Howard | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 163 | 894 |
| Torbanlea State School, Torbanlea | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 106 | 937 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burrum Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30457/burrum-town/topic/education