52.3% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Binjura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Binjura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a quarter of adults in Binjura hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas. While the area is well-qualified, only 52.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is lower than in most of the country, with 52.3% of people finishing their final school year. This is well below the New South Wales rate of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Binjura, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high level of university education, with 27.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is about the same as the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
27.5% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Binjura splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (33%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 24.1%, followed by management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller and have lower advantage scores 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).
216
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Binjura
3 schools — 649 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Secondary 1 · Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Monaro High School, Cooma North | Government | Secondary | 5.2 km | 372 | 977 |
| Cooma North Public School, Cooma North | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 227 | 955 |
| Snowy Mountains Christian School, Cooma North | Independent | Combined | 5.5 km | 50 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Binjura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10369/binjura/topic/education