42.9% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 42.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Kurumbul · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Kurumbul
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A shift in learning patterns is evident in Kurumbul, where 22.6% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though the proportion of residents finishing high school remains notably low compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the Queensland figure of 57.1%. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 46.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Kurumbul splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (43%) and Year 12 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 22.6% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the Queensland average, though it sits well below the national figure of 26.3%.
22.6% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 Kurumbul, Bachelor degree is the majority at 70%; Certificate III / IV is next at 30%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 33%, ahead of Agriculture & environment (25%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Kurumbul has two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 60 students and a low average advantage score of 655.
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).
60
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
655
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Kurumbul
2 schools — 120 students, average ICSEA 655.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Toomelah Public School, Boggabilla | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 41 | 625 |
| Boggabilla Central School, Boggabilla | Government | Combined | 11.8 km | 79 | 670 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Kurumbul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31595/kurumbul/topic/education