40.2% ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Svensson Heights · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Svensson Heights
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed high school or university degrees in Svensson Heights compared to most similar areas. Only 40.2% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This gap in formal schooling is mirrored in the low number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are far below the figures for Queensland and Australia, sitting at just 40.2%. This is lower than most other areas, with 28.8% of residents instead listing Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Svensson Heights, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.6% of residents.
11.1% ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Svensson Heights, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 14.1%, followed closely by Engineering and Society and Culture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3km, which is more than 87% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than those in most other areas, and 62.5% are government-run.
16
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).
429
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Svensson Heights
16 schools — 6,857 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 0.6 km | 106 | 961 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 1.0 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 267 | 915 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 310 | 957 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 82 | 860 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 350 | 900 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 95 | 858 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 168 | 882 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 3.6 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 490 | 995 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 4.0 km | 61 | 999 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 249 | 906 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Svensson Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32705/svensson-heights/topic/education