37.7% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bega · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bega
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Bega shows a varied educational profile where adults are less likely to have finished high school than in most similar areas. Only 37.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the qualifications data, where degree holders are also much fewer than across the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.7% of people here finished Year 12, a result far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. For nearly 30% of the population, Year 10 was their final school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bega, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.5% of residents.
14.9% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 Bega, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
People with qualifications in Bega are most often trained in management and commerce (13.2%) or health (13.1%), followed closely by society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bega has 6.28 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most similar areas. There are six schools within 3km, and half of these are independent institutions.
6.28
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
305
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bega
6 schools — 1,828 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Thomas More Christian Montessori School, Bega | Independent | Primary | 0.2 km | 26 | 1,033 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Bega | Catholic | Primary | 0.7 km | 175 | 977 |
| Bega High School, Bega | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 706 | 973 |
| Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Bega | Independent | Primary | 1.5 km | 176 | 1,056 |
| Bega Valley Public School, Bega | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 291 | 917 |
| Sapphire Coast Anglican College, Bega | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 454 | 1,057 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10253/bega/topic/education