51.7% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boambee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boambee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More adults in Boambee have earned a bachelor degree or higher than in most similar areas. While many residents hold high-level qualifications, the percentage of people who finished Year 12 is well below the state and national figures. This mix shows a community where a good number of people have pursued higher education despite lower school completion rates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 51.7%, completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 27.8% of people left school after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boambee, Year 12 is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas though still a little below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30.2% of adults.
23.9% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.9%
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 Boambee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Boambee are spread across several fields, with the most common being management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by health at 14.1% and engineering at 13.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 82% of similar places. These schools are larger than most in other similar areas and have a higher average advantage score.
3.30
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
487
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,030
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boambee
10 schools — 4,872 students, average ICSEA 1,030.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Boambee Public School, Boambee | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 383 | 996 |
| Coffs Harbour Learning Centre, Boambee | Government | Secondary | 2.2 km | 23 | 841 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School, Toormina | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 37 | 1,021 |
| Toormina High School, Toormina | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 739 | 941 |
| Toormina Public School, Toormina | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 174 | 922 |
| Bishop Druitt College, Coffs Harbour | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 1,351 | 1,109 |
| Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell, Toormina | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| St John Paul College, Coffs Harbour | Catholic | Secondary | 3.9 km | 1,062 | 1,044 |
| William Bayldon Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 159 | 812 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College, Coffs Harbour | Government | Secondary | 4.2 km | 454 | 1,038 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boambee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10420/boambee/topic/education