44.3% ▲ +35.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bishops Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bishops Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 12.2% of adults in Bishops Bridge hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This is a place where far fewer people finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Most qualified adults here hold trade certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.3% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 30.5% of the population finished Year 10, while 13.2% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bishops Bridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 13.6% of people holding a bachelor degree. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.5% of adults.
12.2% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
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 Bishops Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related services at 25.4%, followed by management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are generally smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most 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).
225
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bishops Bridge
3 schools — 675 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Independent 2 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 404 | 922 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | 6.7 km | 14 | 1,058 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 6.8 km | 257 | 978 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bishops Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10379/bishops-bridge/topic/education