39.8% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bobs Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bobs Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Bobs Creek have completed high school compared to most other areas, with only 39.8% finishing Year 12. This gap in formal schooling is a key feature of the local adult population, which also sees far fewer people holding university degrees than the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure, as only 39.8% of people finished Year 12. This is 19 points lower than both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bobs Creek, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 9.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales, while Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 38.2%.
9.4% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Bobs Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 24%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 20.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.2% and Health at 13.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government schools within 3km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools have an average size of 461 students, which is higher than most areas.
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).
461
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bobs Creek
2 schools — 921 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1
| Herons Creek Public School, Herons Creek | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 25 | 919 |
| Camden Haven High School, Laurieton | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 896 | 962 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bobs Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10427/bobs-creek/topic/education