37.2% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.8%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bolong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bolong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bolong have finished high school than in the rest of the state, with only 37.2% completing Year 12. This creates a significant gap in education levels, as the area sits far below both the New South Wales and national figures for school completion.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About a quarter of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bolong, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is also much lower than the state average, with only 16% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, which is the most common qualification at 49%.
16.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 Bolong, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering at 21.6% and society and culture at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bolong has more schools within 3km than about 81% of similar areas, with nine schools in total. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, averaging 521 students.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
521
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bolong
9 schools — 4,691 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Terara Public School, Terara | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 96 | 1,009 |
| Bomaderry Public School, Bomaderry | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 406 | 908 |
| Bomaderry High School, Bomaderry | Government | Secondary | 4.1 km | 707 | 955 |
| Nowra Anglican College, Bomaderry | Independent | Combined | 4.8 km | 1,152 | 1,094 |
| Shoalhaven River College, Bomaderry | Independent | Secondary | 5.0 km | 48 | 931 |
| Nowra High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 777 | 944 |
| Illaroo Road Public School, North Nowra | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 451 | 992 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Nowra | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 537 | 994 |
| Nowra Public School, Nowra | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 517 | 904 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10447/bolong/topic/education