40.1% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 55.8%
- 2021: 40.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundaberg · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Bundaberg have completed high school or university compared to other parts of the country. Only 40.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that has fallen 11 points since 2011. This trend towards lower formal education levels is seen across the board in the local workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8% and the Queensland rate of 57.1%. Roughly 29% of people in the area stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 15.6% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundaberg, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 10.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3% and represents a 6 point drop since 2011, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 40.7%.
10.9% ▼ -35.5%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
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 Bundaberg, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 15.3%, followed by management and commerce at 14.3% and society and culture at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bundaberg has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with 11,626 total enrolments across 24 schools within 3 km. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 979, which is much lower than most areas.
2.70
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 63% 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).
11,626
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
484
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
979
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundaberg
24 schools — 11,626 students, average ICSEA 979.
By sector: Government 15 · Independent 5 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 5 · Combined 3
| Avoca State School, Avoca | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 310 | 957 |
| Norville State School, Norville | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 518 | 939 |
| Bundaberg West State School, Bundaberg West | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 267 | 915 |
| Bundaberg Special School, Norville | Government | Combined | 1.7 km | 106 | 961 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg West | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 510 | 1,029 |
| Shalom College, Bundaberg | Catholic | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,558 | 1,027 |
| Bundaberg State High School, Bundaberg South | Government | Secondary | 2.9 km | 1,593 | 944 |
| Bundaberg Central State School, Bundaberg Central | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 82 | 860 |
| Branyan Road State School, Branyan | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 453 | 974 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 3.3 km | 167 | 1,003 |
| Hope Adventist School, North Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 3.7 km | 61 | 999 |
| Walkervale State School, Walkervale | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 350 | 900 |
| Bundaberg North State School, Bundaberg North | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 249 | 906 |
| Bundaberg South State School, Bundaberg South | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 168 | 882 |
| Bundaberg North State High School, Bundaberg North | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 676 | 932 |
| St John's Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg | Independent | Primary | 4.4 km | 333 | 1,024 |
| Thabeban State School, Thabeban | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 95 | 858 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bundaberg | Catholic | Primary | 4.9 km | 490 | 995 |
| Kepnock State High School, Kepnock | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 1,074 | 927 |
| Bundaberg East State School, Bundaberg East | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 295 | 922 |
| Impact Community ACADEMY, Bundaberg East | Independent | Secondary | 6.3 km | 14 | — |
| St Luke's Anglican School, Kalkie | Independent | Combined | 7.4 km | 1,090 | 1,089 |
| Kalkie State School, Kalkie | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 322 | 972 |
| Bundaberg Christian College, Bundaberg | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 845 | 1,039 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30009/bundaberg/topic/education