47.4% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonny Hills · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonny Hills
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Bonny Hills, though many residents still lack a high school diploma. Around 19.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is a strong result for the area despite being well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people have finished high school here than in the rest of the country, with only 47.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonny Hills, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents. While 19.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
19.5% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 Bonny Hills, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in management and commerce are the most common, held by 18% of qualified residents, followed by education at 14.9% and engineering at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. Both schools are government-run and have a typical size of 314 students.
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).
314
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,003
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonny Hills
2 schools — 627 students, average ICSEA 1,003.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lake Cathie Public School, Lake Cathie | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 395 | 1,007 |
| North Haven Public School, North Haven | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 232 | 997 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonny Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10468/bonny-hills/topic/education