32.2% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bobs Farm · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bobs Farm
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification levels than most similar areas define Bobs Farm, where only 32.2% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The area is largely characterised by practical training, with many adults holding certificates rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.2% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished was Year 10, accounting for 36.4% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →Bobs Farm splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common highest qualification at 46.7%.
11.7% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Farm, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 18.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 13.7 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The local schools are all government-run primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
13.70
Higher than 81% 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).
192
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% 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 Farm
2 schools — 384 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Bobs Farm Public School, Bobs Farm | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 30 | 979 |
| Tanilba Bay Public School, Tanilba Bay | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 354 | 901 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bobs Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10428/bobs-farm/topic/education