34.4% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani than the state average, with only 34.4% completing Year 12. While the number of adults with university degrees has risen to 10.3% since 2011, this remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 26.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.3% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of residents.
10.3% ▲ +70.1%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
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 Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.4%, followed closely by Management and commerce at 15.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one school in the area, which is a government primary school. This results in a very low number of schools per 1,000 children compared to similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
0.61
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
13
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
555
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
555
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani
13 schools — 7,062 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 5
| Budgewoi Public School, Budgewoi | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 555 | 937 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 545 | 1,034 |
| Toukley Public School, Toukley | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 494 | 889 |
| Lake Munmorah Public School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 384 | 950 |
| Lake Munmorah High School, Lake Munmorah | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 610 | 925 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 341 | 905 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 789 | 917 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 431 | 1,005 |
| St Brigid's Catholic College, Lake Munmorah | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 651 | 1,006 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 981 | 923 |
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 620 | 913 |
| The Lakes College, Blue Haven | Independent | Secondary | 6.0 km | 24 | 843 |
| Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 637 | 927 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021046/budgewoi-buff-point-halekulani/topic/education