30.5% ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Booragul · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Booragul
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Booragul compared to similar areas. Only 30.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower formal qualifications is seen across both school and university levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.5% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 27.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Booragul splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with only 11% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common at 31.4%.
11.0% ▲ +75.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Booragul, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 50%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Booragul has a high number of schools for its size, with 14 schools within 3km. Most of these are government primary schools, and they have a school advantage score that is higher than most areas.
16.81
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Higher than 84% 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).
318
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,025
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Booragul
14 schools — 4,455 students, average ICSEA 1,025.
By sector: Government 11 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Combined 2 · Secondary 2
| Five Islands School, Booragul | Government | Combined | 0.1 km | 51 | 890 |
| Booragul Public School, Booragul | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 206 | 931 |
| Lake Macquarie High School, Booragul | Government | Secondary | 0.3 km | 435 | 925 |
| St Paul's Catholic College, Booragul | Catholic | Secondary | 0.4 km | 636 | 1,026 |
| Teralba Public School, Teralba | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 111 | 959 |
| Speers Point Public School, Speers Point | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 256 | 1,000 |
| Fennell Bay Public School, Fennell Bay | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 159 | 889 |
| Fassifern Public School, Fassifern | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 59 | 947 |
| Boolaroo Public School, Boolaroo | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 99 | 981 |
| Biddabah Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 348 | 1,065 |
| Charlton Christian College, Fassifern | Independent | Combined | 3.1 km | 831 | 1,063 |
| Eleebana Public School, Eleebana | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 506 | 1,105 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Warners Bay | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 418 | 1,093 |
| Warners Bay Public School, Warners Bay | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 340 | 1,027 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Booragul [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10493/booragul/topic/education