35.8% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bellimbopinni · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bellimbopinni
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bellimbopinni have completed high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 35.8% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the local qualifications, where university degrees are quite rare.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 35.8% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 29.9% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 17.9% left at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bellimbopinni, the largest group is Year 12 at 38%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 4.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is much lower than the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 58.5% of residents.
4.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Bellimbopinni, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 80%; Bachelor degree is next at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Architecture and building, Management and commerce, and Society and culture, each at 12.2%. Health and food, hospitality and personal services follow at 9.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two government primary schools, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most others, with an average size of 92 students and some of the lowest advantage scores in the region.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
92
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
889
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bellimbopinni
2 schools — 184 students, average ICSEA 889.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Frederickton Public School, Frederickton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 130 | 890 |
| Smithtown Public School, Smithtown | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 54 | 885 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bellimbopinni [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10272/bellimbopinni/topic/education