52.9% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boat Harbour · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boat Harbour
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Boat Harbour, where 33.9% of people hold these certificates. While many residents have a high level of schooling, the area's overall figures for finishing Year 12 and holding degrees sit well below the New South Wales averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.9%, have completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boat Harbour, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 23.6% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
23.6% ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 Boat Harbour, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary government school within 3 km, which is more than about 59% of similar areas. The average school advantage score of 962 is lower than most areas.
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).
309
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boat Harbour
1 school — 309 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Anna Bay Public School, Anna Bay | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 309 | 962 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boat Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10424/boat-harbour/topic/education