44.5% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bald Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 45% of adults in Bald Hills finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the state and national averages. While university degrees are less common here than elsewhere in New South Wales, the area has a high proportion of people holding trade and vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 30% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bald Hills, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42% of residents.
18.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Bald Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Bald Hills often studied Engineering (15.3%) or Education (14.2%), followed by Management and Commerce at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are evenly split between government, Catholic, and independent sectors.
3
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality 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).
334
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,020
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bald Hills
3 schools — 1,001 students, average ICSEA 1,020.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Pambula Public School, Pambula | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 257 | 994 |
| Pambula Beach Flexible School, Pambula | Independent | Secondary | 4.9 km | 52 | 888 |
| Lumen Christi Catholic College, Pambula Beach | Catholic | Combined | 5.8 km | 692 | 1,040 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10148/bald-hills/topic/education