55.2% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 71.0%
- 2016: 75.2%
- 2021: 55.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bancroft · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bancroft
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 10 percentage points separates Bancroft from the national figure for adults with a university degree. Only 16.2% of adults here hold a bachelor degree or higher, reflecting a wider trend where both university qualifications and Year 12 completion rates have fallen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure and a 16 point drop since 2011. Roughly 22.4% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bancroft, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 16.2%, which is far below the Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 36.8% of residents.
16.2% ▼ -53.9%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
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 Bancroft, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bancroft has some of the largest schools for its level, with an average size of 827 students. However, it has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children and a school advantage score that is lower than most areas.
0.93
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
12
Lower than 81% of state electorate 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).
9,924
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
827
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bancroft
12 schools — 9,924 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 5 · Combined 2
| Deception Bay North State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 362 | 887 |
| Christ the King Catholic Primary School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 361 | 989 |
| Arethusa College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,733 | 938 |
| Deception Bay State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 292 | 882 |
| Deception Bay Flexible School, Deception Bay | Catholic | Secondary | 3.0 km | 122 | 863 |
| Kairos Community College, Deception Bay | Independent | Secondary | 3.0 km | 125 | 965 |
| Moreton Downs State School, Deception Bay | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 586 | 945 |
| Deception Bay State High School, Deception Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,374 | 923 |
| Bounty Boulevard State School, North Lakes | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 1,134 | 1,011 |
| The Lakes College, North Lakes | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 1,169 | 1,125 |
| Y Schools Queensland - Moreton Bay, North Lakes | Independent | Secondary | 7.7 km | 259 | 942 |
| North Lakes State College, North Lakes | Government | Combined | 7.9 km | 2,407 | 1,018 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bancroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30003/bancroft/topic/education