37.7% ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bolton Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bolton Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels are around the middle for similar areas in Bolton Point, though the community sees far fewer people finishing high school than across the state. Only 37.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is 21 percentage points lower than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer residents finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 37.7% completing Year 12. Roughly 32.5% of people stopped after Year 10, and 15.1% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bolton Point, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 13.5% of adults, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 35.9% of residents.
13.5% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Bolton Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study in the area are Engineering and related fields at 16.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.5% and Society and culture at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bolton Point has more schools within 3km than 86% of similar areas, with 15 schools nearby. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school size is 358 students.
15
Higher than 86% 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).
358
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,001
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bolton Point
15 schools — 5,377 students, average ICSEA 1,001.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 159 | 889 |
| Toronto Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 201 | 910 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 2.3 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 435 | 925 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 51 | 890 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 206 | 931 |
| Charlton Christian College, Fassifern | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 831 | 1,063 |
| Fassifern Public School, Fassifern | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 59 | 947 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| Toronto High School, Toronto | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 952 | 961 |
| Blackalls Park Public School, Blackalls Park | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 217 | 966 |
| Valentine Public School, Valentine | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 510 | 1,071 |
| Biraban Public School, Toronto | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 163 | 871 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 111 | 959 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 340 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bolton Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10448/bolton-point/topic/education