53.1% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 53.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bamarang · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bamarang
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Bamarang finished Year 12 than in most similar areas, though the community's overall higher education levels remain low. Only 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Roughly half of residents, 53.1%, completed Year 12. This is higher than in most similar areas, but still well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bamarang, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (29%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade qualifications are common here, with 50% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. Very few adults have university degrees, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages.
8.3% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
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 Bamarang, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Study areas are varied, with the most common qualifications being in food, hospitality and personal services at 30%. Health and education each account for 20% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bamarang has one independent combined school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school is quite small, with an average size of 28 students, and has one of the lowest advantage scores at this level.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
28
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
881
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bamarang
1 school — 28 students, average ICSEA 881.
By sector: Independent 1
By type: Combined 1
| William Campbell College, Nowra Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 28 | 881 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bamarang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10170/bamarang/topic/education