53.3% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 53.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Berry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Berry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have grown in Berry, with 27.8% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. While university degrees are common, the town has a lower rate of Year 12 completion compared to the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents (53.3%) have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Berry, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 26.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree and 9.7% having a postgraduate degree.
27.8% ▲ +44.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 Berry, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 33%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.8%, followed by health at 12.3% and engineering at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local primary schools are much more advantaged than those in most similar areas, though the two government schools in the area are smaller than average.
2.23
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
224
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,049
Higher 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 Berry
2 schools — 448 students, average ICSEA 1,049.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Berry Public School, Berry | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 268 | 1,067 |
| Shoalhaven Heads Public School, Shoalhaven Heads | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 180 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Berry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10321/berry/topic/education