57.6% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 57.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonney · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bonney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in Bonney have finished high school and university as the area's skills levels rise. Over half of residents have completed Year 12, while more than one in five adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates rose 4.4 points since 2011 to reach 57.6%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonney, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 21.8% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average but has risen since 2011.
21.8% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 Bonney, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce, followed by health, society and culture, and engineering.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bonney has a few very large schools that have a higher advantage score than most areas, though there are fewer schools per child than in similar places.
1.04
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Lower than 90% 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).
7,529
Lower than 66% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
941
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,039
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonney
8 schools — 7,529 students, average ICSEA 1,039.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Arundel State School, Arundel | Government | Primary | 0.7 km | 925 | 1,035 |
| A B Paterson College, Arundel | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 1,652 | 1,123 |
| Coombabah State High School, Coombabah | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,113 | 977 |
| Southport Flexible School, Southport | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 90 | 935 |
| Musgrave Hill State School, Southport | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 636 | 1,028 |
| Labrador State School, Labrador | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 670 | 997 |
| Southport Special School, Southport | Government | Combined | 3.1 km | 212 | 1,027 |
| Southport State High School, Southport | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 2,231 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30005/bonney/topic/education