39.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Balmoral · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Balmoral
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A significant gap in school completion defines Balmoral, where only 39.4% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, reflecting a community where fewer people have completed formal secondary or tertiary education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people here finished high school than in most other areas, with only 39.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Balmoral splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (42%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.4% of residents.
15.5% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Balmoral, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 18.0%, followed by management and commerce at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary government schools, though the typical school is smaller than in most areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 943, which is much lower than most other areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
142
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Balmoral
2 schools — 283 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Hill Top Public School, Hill Top | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 120 | 935 |
| Buxton Public School, Buxton | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 163 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Balmoral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10168/balmoral/topic/education