64.0% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Barden Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Barden Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much higher levels of schooling and degrees than most similar areas define Barden Ridge. A standout 64% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational profile is reflected in the high proportion of adults holding university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is very high here at 64%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. Around 23.6% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Barden Ridge, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 25.6% of the population, a figure much higher than most similar areas. This is about the same as the national average, though a little below the New South Wales figure.
25.6% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Barden Ridge splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (35%) and Bachelor degree (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 24.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.3%. Education and society and culture also feature prominently.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a school advantage score of 1,078, which is much higher than most areas. There are 20 schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most other areas.
2.65
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
20
Higher than 87% 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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,078
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Barden Ridge
20 schools — 11,767 students, average ICSEA 1,078.
By sector: Government 12 · Independent 4 · Catholic 4
By type: Primary 11 · Combined 5 · Secondary 4
| Lucas Heights Community School, Barden Ridge | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 796 | 1,038 |
| Shire Christian School, Barden Ridge | Independent | Combined | 0.5 km | 926 | 1,116 |
| Marton Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 318 | 1,063 |
| Aquinas Catholic College, Menai | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Menai | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 803 | 1,098 |
| Menai Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 154 | 1,036 |
| Engadine West Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 541 | 1,057 |
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 2.8 km | 42 | 1,108 |
| Bangor Public School, Bangor | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 503 | 1,077 |
| Inaburra School, Bangor | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 1,211 | 1,123 |
| Yarrawarrah Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 249 | 1,081 |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Engadine | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 772 | 1,094 |
| Engadine Public School, Engadine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 411 | 1,059 |
| Engadine High School, Engadine | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| St John Bosco College, Engadine | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 986 | 1,081 |
| Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town, Engadine | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 55 | 962 |
| Woronora River Public School, Woronora | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 70 | 1,054 |
| Menai High School, Menai | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 1,062 | 1,046 |
| Tharawal Public School, Menai | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 328 | 1,085 |
| Loftus Public School, Loftus | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 337 | 1,079 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Barden Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10194/barden-ridge/topic/education