49.4% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kalkie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kalkie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Kalkie have remained steady, though they trail state and national figures. Just under half of residents finished Year 12, while only 15.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. The area is well served by a high number of schools compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly 49.4% of people finished Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this is well below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kalkie, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.2% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 40.2%.
15.2% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 Kalkie, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Kalkie are spread across several fields. Management and commerce are the most common at 17.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kalkie has more schools within 3 km than about 85% of similar areas, with 13 available. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size of 435 is higher than most areas.
3.35
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Higher than 83% 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).
435
Higher than 64% 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 Kalkie
13 schools — 5,661 students, average ICSEA 985.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Luke's Anglican School, Kalkie | Independent | Combined | 0.9 km | 1,090 | 1,089 |
| Kalkie State School, Kalkie | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 322 | 972 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 1.4 km | 14 | — |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 295 | 922 |
| Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 845 | 1,039 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 168 | 882 |
| Woongarra State School, Woongarra | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 346 | 969 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 82 | 860 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 249 | 906 |
| Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg North | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 676 | 932 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kalkie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31474/kalkie/topic/education