60.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 60.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Somme · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Somme
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees are found in Somme compared to most similar areas. Over 60% of residents have completed Year 12, and a quarter of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is at 60.6%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 57.1% and a little above the national rate.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Somme, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.0% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland average.
25.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 25.0%
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 Somme, Bachelor degree is the majority at 59%; Certificate III / IV is next at 41%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across engineering, natural and physical sciences, health, and management and commerce, each accounting for 20% to 25% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, though its average size of 60 students is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 57% 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.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Somme
1 school — 60 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ballandean State School, Ballandean | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 60 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Somme [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32585/somme/topic/education