41.7% ▲ +67.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boolaroo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boolaroo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational attainment in Boolaroo has remained steady over the last decade, though the area still sees fewer residents finishing high school than the national average. Only 41.7% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.8% seen across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Boolaroo finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures, with 32.6% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest grade.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boolaroo, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a much lower rate of university degrees than the rest of New South Wales, as only 14.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.5% of adults.
14.6% ▲ +105.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
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 Boolaroo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 18.9%, followed by management and commerce at 16.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boolaroo has an average school advantage score that is higher than most areas. There are 25 schools within 3km, and 72% of these are government-run primary schools.
3.51
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
25
Higher than 87% 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).
361
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,018
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boolaroo
25 schools — 9,036 students, average ICSEA 1,018.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 18 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 99 | 981 |
| Argenton Public School, Argenton | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 46 | 934 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 111 | 959 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 647 | 967 |
| Holy Cross Primary School, Glendale | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 153 | 1,036 |
| Glendale Technology High School, Glendale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 802 | 946 |
| St Benedict's Primary School, Edgeworth | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 357 | 1,037 |
| Edgeworth Heights Public School, Edgeworth | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 305 | 969 |
| Cardiff Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 283 | 1,000 |
| Barnsley Public School, Barnsley | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 276 | 950 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 206 | 931 |
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 3.4 km | 51 | 890 |
| Glendale East Public School, Glendale | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 232 | 956 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 435 | 925 |
| Warners Bay High School, Warners Bay | Government | Secondary | 3.5 km | 1,161 | 1,056 |
| Macquarie College, Wallsend | Independent | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,060 | 1,110 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School, Glendale | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 237 | 1,072 |
| Cardiff South Public School, Cardiff South | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 298 | 1,017 |
| St Kevin's Primary School, Cardiff | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 130 | 1,071 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Cardiff North Public School, Cardiff | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 149 | 1,014 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 340 | 1,027 |
Sources
More for Boolaroo
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boolaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10480/boolaroo/topic/education