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).
Bengalla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bengalla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only three schools serve the Bengalla area, which is more than most similar places. While there is a fair amount of choice, the schools here have some of the lowest advantage scores in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 12 at 86%, ahead of Year 10 (57%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bengalla, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 40%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Postgraduate degree at 0%, ahead of Graduate diploma / certificate (0%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 100%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The three local schools are split evenly between government, Catholic, and independent options. Most are primary schools, and the typical school size is about 291 students, which is around the middle for this level.
291
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
885
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 Bengalla
3 schools — 872 students, average ICSEA 885.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St James' Primary School, Muswellbrook | Catholic | Primary | 5.6 km | 345 | 952 |
| Muswellbrook South Public School, Muswellbrook | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 439 | 819 |
| Pacific Brook Christian School, Muswellbrook | Independent | Combined | 6.9 km | 88 | 950 |
Sources
- 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 Bengalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10294/bengalla/topic/education