35.6% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bendolba · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bendolba
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bendolba finished high school compared to most similar areas. While 18.4% of adults hold a university degree, the community has a very low rate of Year 12 completion at just 35.6%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 38.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bendolba splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 18.4% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the state and national averages. Nearly 45% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
18.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
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 Bendolba, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Postgraduate degree (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering (18.4%) and Management and Commerce (17.3%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 940, which is much lower than most other areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
300
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bendolba
3 schools — 899 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Dungog High School, Dungog | Government | Secondary | 5.6 km | 566 | 937 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Dungog | Catholic | Primary | 6.1 km | 142 | 986 |
| Dungog Public School, Dungog | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 191 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bendolba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10291/bendolba/topic/education