27.8% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boggabri · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boggabri
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Boggabri have finished high school or university compared to most of the country. Only 27.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where very few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical level of schooling is much lower than in most areas, with only 27.8% of people finishing Year 12. About 33.4% of residents stopped their formal schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boggabri, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 6.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of the population.
6.8% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 Boggabri, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 17.5%, followed by Health at 11.5% and Management and commerce at 9.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boggabri has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size is much smaller. The two local primary schools are split evenly between the government and Catholic sectors.
9.09
Higher than 73% 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).
59
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boggabri
2 schools — 117 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2
| Boggabri Public School, Boggabri | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 96 | 908 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Boggabri | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 21 | 983 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boggabri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10441/boggabri/topic/education