46.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bobin · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bobin
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Bobin has remained steady over the last decade, though a significant gap remains compared to the wider state. While 17.9% of adults hold a university degree, nearly half the population did not complete Year 12. This creates a mix of high-level professional skills and a larger group of residents who left school early.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 46.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales and the 58.8% national figure. About 34.7% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bobin, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 17.9%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 34.6% of residents.
17.9% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Bobin, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Education is the most common field of study for qualified residents at 25.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 17.9% and management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, with two primary government schools located within 3km. These schools are among the smallest in the country with a typical size of just 14 students.
45.45
Higher than 99% 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).
14
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
958
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bobin
2 schools — 28 students, average ICSEA 958.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bobin Public School, Bobin | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 13 | 938 |
| Elands Public School, Elands | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 15 | 976 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bobin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10426/bobin/topic/education