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Bectric · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Bectric

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

More than a third of Bectric residents left school after Year 10, marking it as an area with very low formal education levels. Only 7.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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Where Bectric sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.7% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bectric — lower than 79% of areas.

Bectric7.7%
2665, NSW 10.9%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 10 is the most common finishing point for students here at 35.9%. Only 23.1% of people completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average of 58.8%.

Completed Year 12

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23.1% —

Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Bectric, the largest group is Year 10 at 47%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 11 (13%).

Year 10 35.9% Year 12 23.1% Year 11 10.3% Year 9 or below 7.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are rare in Bectric, with only 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most other areas and far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.7% —

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Bectric, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 70%; Bachelor degree is next at 30%.

Certificate III / IV 43.8% Bachelor degree 18.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 25%, ahead of Architecture & building (19%).

Field of qualification

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In Bectric, the largest group is Engineering & related at 31%, followed by Architecture & building (23%) and Agriculture & environment (23%).

Engineering & related 25.0% Architecture & building 18.8% Agriculture & environment 18.8% Education 18.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Bectric — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bectric [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10246/bectric/topic/education