43.7% ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Booker Bay · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Booker Bay
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification for adults in Booker Bay. While 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher—which is higher than most similar areas—this remains well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.7% of residents have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the New South Wales and Australian averages. This is the most common highest year of schooling for the area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Booker Bay, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification level is a Certificate III or IV for 28.6% of adults. This is followed by bachelor degrees at 20.2% and diplomas at 17.6%.
17.9% ▲ +82.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
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 Booker Bay, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 36%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. All these schools are government run, with the average school size being larger than most areas.
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).
476
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
999
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Booker Bay
7 schools — 3,333 students, average ICSEA 999.
By sector: Government 7
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Ettalong Public School, Ettalong Beach | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 490 | 975 |
| Pretty Beach Public School, Pretty Beach | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 154 | 1,102 |
| Empire Bay Public School, Empire Bay | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 426 | 1,039 |
| Woy Woy South Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 648 | 996 |
| Woy Woy Public School, Woy Woy | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 365 | 970 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus, Woy Woy | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 644 | 974 |
| Umina Beach Public School, Umina Beach | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 606 | 1,010 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Booker Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10475/booker-bay/topic/education