37.0% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bedgerabong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bedgerabong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Bedgerabong finished high school than in most other areas, with only 37% completing Year 12. This gap is far below the national figure, which is 58.8%. The area relies heavily on trade certifications and practical qualifications for its workforce.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30% of people finished Year 10, while nearly 10% left school at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bedgerabong, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.7% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.1% of residents.
13.7% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
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 Bedgerabong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are agriculture and environment and management and commerce, both at 17.9%. Engineering and related fields are also common at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bedgerabong has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other areas with an average size of 31 students. This is among the highest number of schools per 1,000 children for its level.
29.41
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
31
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
950
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bedgerabong
1 school — 31 students, average ICSEA 950.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bedgerabong Public School, Bedgerabong | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 31 | 950 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bedgerabong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10247/bedgerabong/topic/education