46.5% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Booval · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Booval
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in North Booval have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to the state and national figures. Only 46.5% of residents completed Year 12, while bachelor degrees are held by just 10.6% of adults. This gap defines the educational profile of the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the national figure of 58.8%. Roughly 46.5% of residents finished their final year, while 26.3% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Booval, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 10.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Queensland average. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, at 41.6%.
10.6% ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
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 North Booval, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
North Booval has an impressive 18 schools within 3km, which is more than 88% of similar areas. The schools are larger than most, with half being government run.
18
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).
462
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
996
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Booval
18 schools — 8,307 students, average ICSEA 996.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 6 · Independent 3
By type: Primary 9 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Ipswich East State School, East Ipswich | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 287 | 878 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Ipswich, Bundamba | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 173 | 880 |
| Bundamba State School, Bundamba | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 374 | 897 |
| Tivoli State School, Tivoli | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 201 | 904 |
| Sacred Heart School, Booval | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 548 | 1,022 |
| Silkstone State School, Silkstone | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 675 | 937 |
| Ipswich Girls' Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School, East Ipswich | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,047 | 1,122 |
| Ipswich North State School, North Ipswich | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 206 | 904 |
| Bundamba State Secondary College, Bundamba | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 794 | 896 |
| Ipswich Special School, Ipswich | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 108 | 962 |
| Ipswich Flexible School, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.1 km | 111 | 892 |
| The Industry School - Ipswich, North Ipswich | Independent | Secondary | 3.2 km | 208 | 1,017 |
| St Joseph's School, North Ipswich | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 390 | 1,029 |
| Claremont Special School, Silkstone | Government | Combined | 3.5 km | 199 | 964 |
| Ipswich Central State School, Ipswich | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 529 | 980 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Woodend | Catholic | Primary | 3.8 km | 556 | 1,041 |
| St Mary's College, Ipswich | Catholic | Secondary | 3.8 km | 730 | 1,033 |
| St Edmund's College, Woodend | Catholic | Combined | 3.9 km | 1,171 | 1,049 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Booval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32168/north-booval/topic/education