41.7% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonnells Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonnells Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in Bonnells Bay hold a Certificate III or IV, marking it as a place where trade and vocational training are common. While many residents have a practical skill set, the area has far fewer people with university degrees compared to the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national and state figures, with only 41.7% of residents finishing their final school year. About 34.2% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonnells Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 15.5% of adults, which is far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.3% of adults.
15.5% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Bonnells Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.7% and health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3km of the area, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government primary schools, and the average school advantage score is lower than most areas.
1.31
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
299
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonnells Bay
7 schools — 2,093 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Bonnells Bay Public School, Bonnells Bay | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 376 | 925 |
| Brightwaters Christian College, Brightwaters | Independent | Combined | 1.9 km | 106 | 1,001 |
| Heritage College Lake Macquarie, Morisset | Independent | Combined | 2.0 km | 511 | 1,002 |
| Morisset Public School, Morisset | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 156 | 919 |
| Morisset High School, Morisset | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 687 | 929 |
| St John Vianney Primary School, Morisset | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 118 | 961 |
| Dora Creek Public School, Dora Creek | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 139 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonnells Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10466/bonnells-bay/topic/education