38.4% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kepnock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kepnock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Kepnock, where 41.8% of adults hold one. The area has a smaller proportion of residents with higher degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 38.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1% and the national rate of 58.8%. This is lower than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Kepnock, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.4% of the population, far below the 21.9% seen across Queensland and 26.3% across Australia.
9.4% ▲ +25.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Kepnock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 14.8%, followed by management and commerce at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While there are 19 schools within 3km, Kepnock has only 1.20 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas. Typical schools here are larger than those in most similar places.
1.20
Lower than 88% 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).
456
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kepnock
19 schools — 8,665 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 3 · Combined 3
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 1.4 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 295 | 922 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 168 | 882 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 350 | 900 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 490 | 995 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 14 | — |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| St Luke's Anglican School, Kalkie | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,090 | 1,089 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 82 | 860 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 95 | 858 |
| Woongarra State School, Woongarra | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 346 | 969 |
| Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 845 | 1,039 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 106 | 961 |
| Kalkie State School, Kalkie | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 322 | 972 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 267 | 915 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kepnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31513/kepnock/topic/education