42.2% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eurobodalla · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Eurobodalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Eurobodalla, held by 33.2% of adults. While the number of people finishing high school and earning degrees has risen since 2011, the area still sits far below the state and national figures for these achievements.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a modest improvement from 2011, when only 33.5% had finished their final year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eurobodalla, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 26.3%. This figure has grown by 5.3 percentage points over the last decade.
16.7% ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 Eurobodalla, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8% and society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Eurobodalla has 15 schools with a total of 5,139 enrolments, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 73.3% of the sector.
15
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.67
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5,139
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
343
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eurobodalla
15 schools — 5,139 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 1
| St Peter's Anglican College - Broulee, Broulee | Independent | Combined | — | 925 | 1,036 |
| Batemans Bay High School, Batehaven | Government | Secondary | — | 534 | 902 |
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | — | 494 | 896 |
| Carroll College, Broulee | Catholic | Secondary | — | 493 | 987 |
| Narooma High School, Narooma | Government | Secondary | — | 463 | 936 |
| St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay, Batehaven | Catholic | Primary | — | 394 | 993 |
| Narooma Public School, Narooma | Government | Primary | — | 384 | 956 |
| Moruya High School, Moruya | Government | Secondary | — | 356 | 922 |
| Moruya Public School, Moruya | Government | Primary | — | 326 | 943 |
| Broulee Public School, Broulee | Government | Primary | — | 246 | 996 |
| Sunshine Bay Public School, Batehaven | Government | Primary | — | 203 | 903 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Moruya | Catholic | Primary | — | 174 | 1,020 |
| Bodalla Public School, Bodalla | Government | Primary | — | 65 | 890 |
| Central Tilba Public School, Central Tilba | Government | Primary | — | 55 | 1,026 |
| Mogo Public School, Mogo | Government | Primary | — | 27 | 818 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eurobodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12750/eurobodalla/topic/education