55.3% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 49.0%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2177, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2177, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study for people in postcode 2177. While more people have finished high school than in 2011, the area still has far fewer university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rose to 55.3% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas. However, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2177, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 9 or below is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 13.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% national average. This is a rise from 2011, when only 9.5% held such a degree.
13.9% ▲ +46.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →2177, NSW splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (34%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.5%. Society and culture accounts for 11.1% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Postcode 2177 has some of the largest school enrolments at this level, with 5,722 students. The six schools within 3 km are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
1.91
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 81% of postcode 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).
5,722
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
954
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,009
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2177, NSW
6 schools — 5,722 students, average ICSEA 1,009.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Bonnyrigg Public School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 238 | 900 |
| Bonnyrigg Heights Public School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 769 | 989 |
| Bonnyrigg High School, Bonnyrigg | Government | Secondary | 1.2 km | 1,642 | 962 |
| John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 843 | 1,059 |
| Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard, Bonnyrigg | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 819 | 1,053 |
| Freeman Catholic College, Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic | Secondary | 1.7 km | 1,411 | 1,038 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2177, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2177/2177-nsw/topic/education