38.6% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnett · State Electorate
Education & Qualifications in Burnett
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Burnett hold a Certificate III or IV, reflecting a workforce with a strong focus on trade and vocational skills. While university degrees are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, more people have completed Year 12 and earned degrees than they did a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 38.6% of people finishing Year 12. This is much lower than most areas, though the figure has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burnett, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, which is well below the Queensland average. This represents a 4.5 percentage point increase since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +53.7%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Burnett, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.2%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5% and health at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Burnett has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but they are among the smallest and least advantaged in the country. Most of the 27 schools are government primary schools.
3.54
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
27
Higher than 71% 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).
3,645
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
135
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
960
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burnett
27 schools — 3,645 students, average ICSEA 960.
By sector: Government 23 · Independent 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 22 · Combined 3 · Secondary 2
| Rosedale State School, Rosedale | Government | Combined | 12.9 km | 254 | 903 |
| Yandaran State School, Yandaran | Government | Primary | 14.1 km | 17 | 954 |
| Wartburg State School, Baffle Creek | Government | Primary | 16.8 km | 25 | 950 |
| Avondale State School, Avondale | Government | Primary | 18.0 km | 9 | 990 |
| Moore Park Beach State School, Moore Park Beach | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 126 | 930 |
| Lowmead State School, Lowmead | Government | Primary | 31.7 km | 13 | 908 |
| Gooburrum State School, Gooburrum | Government | Primary | 35.3 km | 144 | 986 |
| Sharon State School, Sharon | Government | Primary | 36.3 km | 21 | 936 |
| Oakwood State School, Oakwood | Government | Primary | 36.5 km | 200 | 949 |
| Kolan South State School, South Kolan | Government | Primary | 37.9 km | 55 | 951 |
| Burnett Heads State School, Burnett Heads | Government | Primary | 41.5 km | 96 | 976 |
| Bargara State School, Mon Repos | Government | Primary | 46.3 km | 385 | 992 |
| Discovery Christian College, Agnes Water | Independent | Combined | 46.5 km | 345 | 1,020 |
| Agnes Water State School, Agnes Water | Government | Primary | 46.6 km | 210 | 972 |
| Woongarra State School, Woongarra | Government | Primary | 47.0 km | 346 | 969 |
| Goora Gan Steiner School, Agnes Water | Independent | Primary | 48.9 km | 69 | 1,024 |
| Alloway State School, Alloway | Government | Primary | 50.6 km | 63 | 938 |
| Elliott Heads State School, Elliott Heads | Government | Primary | 54.6 km | 121 | 983 |
| Burnett Youth Learning Centre, Elliott | Independent | Secondary | 55.2 km | 76 | 898 |
| Miriam Vale State School, Miriam Vale | Government | Combined | 58.0 km | 123 | 909 |
| Cordalba State School, Cordalba | Government | Primary | 62.9 km | 90 | 946 |
| Booyal Central State School, Booyal | Government | Primary | 66.1 km | 8 | 976 |
| Goodwood State School, Goodwood | Government | Primary | 68.4 km | 44 | 969 |
| Bororen State School, Bororen | Government | Primary | 69.3 km | 30 | 988 |
| Childers State School, Childers | Government | Primary | 72.6 km | 234 | 924 |
| Isis District State High School, Childers | Government | Secondary | 72.6 km | 392 | 930 |
| St Joseph's School, Childers | Catholic | Primary | 73.1 km | 149 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30013/burnett/topic/education