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Burdekin · State Electorate

Education & Qualifications in Burdekin

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

About 37% of adults in Burdekin hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This reflects a workforce focused on practical skills, though university degrees are far less common than in the rest of the state. While schooling levels have risen over the last decade, the area still sits well below national averages for higher education.

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📍 Burdekin, State Electorate

Where Burdekin sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

9.7% ▲ +20.7%

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burdekin — lower than 94% of areas.

Burdekin9.7%
Rest of Qld 17.1%
Queensland 21.9%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.4% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is a significant gap of about 19 percentage points compared to the national average, despite a rise of 8.1 points since 2011.

Completed Year 12

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39.4% ▲ +25.7%

Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Burdekin, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (12%).

Year 12 39.4% Year 10 25.9% Year 9 or below 10.3% Year 11 7.1%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 9.7% of the population, placing Burdekin among the lowest areas for this level of study. This figure is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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9.7% ▲ +20.7%

Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Field of study

What people studied.

Engineering and related fields are the most popular qualifications here at 21.3%. Management and commerce follow at 10.7%, with education and health each accounting for around 6% to 7% of degrees.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

Burdekin has 4.26 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most of the 7,934 enrolments are in government schools, which make up 84.4% of the sector.

Schools within 3 km

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45

Higher than 88% 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).

Average school ICSEA

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937

Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.

Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).

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Schools serving Burdekin

45 schools — 7,934 students, average ICSEA 937.

By sector: Government 38 · Catholic 6 · Independent 1

By type: Primary 33 · Secondary 8 · Combined 4
Glenden State School, Glenden Government Combined 51.0 km 39 957
Scottville State School, Scottville Government Primary 79.4 km 47 876
St John Bosco Catholic School, Collinsville Catholic Primary 82.2 km 72 896
Collinsville State High School, Collinsville Government Secondary 82.6 km 145 915
Collinsville State School, Collinsville Government Primary 82.9 km 84 868
Moranbah State School, Moranbah Government Primary 92.0 km 531 957
Moranbah State High School, Moranbah Government Secondary 92.8 km 756 949
Moranbah East State School, Moranbah Government Primary 93.4 km 610 952
Coppabella State School, Coppabella Government Primary 103.8 km 19 823
Nebo State School, Nebo Government Primary 119.1 km 93 899
Kilcummin State School, Kilcummin Government Primary 127.3 km 32 988
Valkyrie State School, Valkyrie Government Primary 131.7 km 14 963
Millaroo State School, Millaroo Government Primary 139.3 km 6 —
Merinda State School, Bowen Government Primary 149.2 km 41 881
St Mary's Catholic School, Bowen Catholic Primary 153.3 km 146 967
Bowen State School, Bowen Government Primary 153.5 km 508 927
Bowen State High School, Bowen Government Secondary 154.3 km 679 919
Gumlu State School, Gumlu Government Primary 154.3 km 4 —
Queens Beach State School, Bowen Government Primary 156.3 km 302 928
Dysart State High School, Dysart Government Secondary 164.4 km 197 900
Dysart State School, Dysart Government Primary 164.4 km 254 907
Clare State School, Clare Government Primary 170.2 km 15 958
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Clermont Catholic Primary 173.0 km 165 986
Clermont State High School, Clermont Government Secondary 173.6 km 171 924
Clermont State School, Clermont Government Primary 174.6 km 163 936
Osborne State School, Osborne Government Primary 176.7 km 9 916
Home Hill State High School, Home Hill Government Secondary 179.1 km 165 891
St Colman's Catholic School, Home Hill Catholic Primary 180.1 km 118 964
Home Hill State School, Home Hill Government Primary 180.8 km 128 875
Airville State School, Airville Government Primary 181.6 km 17 988
Jarvisfield State School, Jarvisfield Government Primary 186.1 km 39 839
Maidavale State School, Airville Government Primary 187.2 km 11 957
Burdekin School, Ayr Government Combined 189.1 km 19 945
Ayr State School, Ayr Government Primary 189.2 km 60 763
Ayr State High School, Ayr Government Secondary 189.3 km 497 925
Burdekin Christian College, Ayr Independent Combined 189.7 km 380 949
St Francis Catholic School, Ayr Catholic Primary 190.2 km 222 1,007
Burdekin Catholic High School, Ayr Catholic Secondary 190.6 km 293 989
East Ayr State School, Ayr Government Primary 190.7 km 500 952
Brandon State School, Brandon Government Primary 192.7 km 18 834
Kalamia State School, Brandon Government Primary 195.6 km 15 883
Mistake Creek State School, Clermont Government Primary 199.7 km 6 —
Giru State School, Giru Government Primary 202.5 km 60 925
Woodstock State School, Woodstock Government Primary 203.5 km 32 950
Middlemount Community School, Middlemount Government Combined 204.0 km 252 951

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30011/burdekin/topic/education