44.7% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Dugandan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Dugandan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Mid-range results across most education measures define Dugandan, though it sits well behind state and national figures for school and degree completion. Only 44.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in most of the country, with only 44.7% completing Year 12. This is far below the 57.1% seen across Queensland.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Dugandan, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are also less common, with 14.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the state figure of 21.9% and far below the national average.
14.8% ▲ +29.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Dugandan, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 40%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and management, both at 13.6%, followed by education at 11.7% and society and culture at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Dugandan has three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Two-thirds of these schools are government-run primary schools.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
280
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
985
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Dugandan
3 schools — 840 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| All Saints' School, Boonah | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 137 | 1,018 |
| Boonah State School, Boonah | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 104 | 948 |
| Boonah State High School, Boonah | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 599 | 984 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Dugandan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30886/dugandan/topic/education