55.5% ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Baw Baw · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Baw Baw
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Significant gaps separate Baw Baw from state and national education levels, though it performs better than most similar areas. While 19.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 55.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national average of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Baw Baw, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.3% of adults. This means far fewer people have bachelor degrees compared to the New South Wales average.
19.4% ▲ +23.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 Baw Baw, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are varied, with the most common fields being Engineering (19.5%), followed by Education and Management and Commerce, which both stand at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Baw Baw has more schools within 3 km than about 80% of similar areas, with 75% of these being government schools.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
363
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
977
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Baw Baw
8 schools — 2,906 students, average ICSEA 977.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Trinity Catholic College Goulburn, Goulburn | Catholic | Secondary | 6.8 km | 714 | 1,025 |
| Wollondilly Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 387 | 975 |
| The Crescent School, Goulburn | Government | Combined | 7.1 km | 77 | 911 |
| Goulburn High School, Goulburn | Government | Secondary | 7.3 km | 648 | 943 |
| Goulburn West Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 373 | 978 |
| Saints Peter and Paul's Primary School, Goulburn | Catholic | Primary | 7.5 km | 366 | 1,033 |
| Goulburn Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 8.0 km | 181 | 896 |
| Goulburn South Public School, Goulburn | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 160 | 905 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Baw Baw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10234/baw-baw/topic/education