47.2% ▲ +27.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bermagui · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bermagui
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bermagui have remained relatively steady over the last decade, though the area lags behind the state. Only 47.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have completed Year 12, a result far below the national figure of 58.8%. For those who didn't finish high school, about 23.3% reached Year 10, while 10.1% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bermagui, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the New South Wales average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.4% of people.
19.5% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Bermagui, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and Management and Commerce, both at 13.4%. Society and culture and Education also feature strongly, at 11.5% and 11.3% respectively.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bermagui has a lower average school size and a much lower average school advantage score than most areas. All schools in the area are government-run primary schools.
4.18
Higher than 53% 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).
165
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bermagui
1 school — 165 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bermagui Public School, Bermagui | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 165 | 944 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bermagui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10307/bermagui/topic/education