31.7% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulahdelah - Stroud · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Bulahdelah - Stroud
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 27 percentage points separates Bulahdelah - Stroud from the rest of the state in Year 12 completion. This area has much lower rates of formal schooling and university degrees than the national average, though both figures have risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For many in the area, Year 10 was the highest level of schooling completed, accounting for 36.1% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bulahdelah - Stroud splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of people.
10.7% ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Bulahdelah - Stroud, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications at 19.7%, followed by management and commerce at 12.0% and health at 9.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 5 schools, which is more than most similar areas, though these schools are much smaller than usual with an average size of 105 students. Most of the 525 enrolments are in government primary schools.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
5.92
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Lower than 88% 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).
525
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
105
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 88% 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 Bulahdelah - Stroud
6 schools — 561 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1
| Stroud Public School, Stroud | Government | Primary | 12.6 km | 71 | 931 |
| Stroud Road Public School, Stroud Road | Government | Primary | 13.9 km | 9 | 948 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bulahdelah | Catholic | Primary | 14.1 km | 72 | 980 |
| Bulahdelah Central School, Bulahdelah | Government | Combined | 14.4 km | 289 | 902 |
| Booral Public School, Booral | Government | Primary | 17.9 km | 84 | 938 |
| Bungwahl Public School, Bungwahl | Government | Primary | 34.9 km | 36 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulahdelah - Stroud [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108011151/bulahdelah-stroud/topic/education