29.4% ▲ —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burdett · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burdett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Burdett have finished high school or university than the national average. Only 29.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is nearly 30 points lower than the Australian figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with just 29.4% of people finishing. About 21.2% of residents reached Year 10, while 14.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Burdett splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 11 (28%), with Year 10 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, as only 3.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
3.4% ▲ —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
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 Burdett, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 82%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 7%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 16.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3km of the area. The school is smaller than most areas, with an average size of 141 students.
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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
990
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burdett
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 990.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mypolonga Primary School, Mypolonga | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 141 | 990 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burdett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40190/burdett/topic/education