73.6% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.1%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 73.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boorooma · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boorooma
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 73% of people in Boorooma have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where a third of adults hold a university degree, making it stand out compared to most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is very high here, with 73.6% of residents finishing Year 12. This is 15 percentage points higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boorooma, Year 12 is the majority at 76%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 33.3% of the population. This is well above the state and national averages, with the most common qualifications being bachelor degrees and certificates.
33.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 Boorooma, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 37%, followed by Certificate III / IV (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, most commonly health at 20.1% and management and commerce at 18.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has three schools within 3km, though there are fewer schools per child than in most areas. Local schools are typically much larger than usual and have a much higher advantage score than most other areas.
2.18
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
528
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,070
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boorooma
3 schools — 1,583 students, average ICSEA 1,070.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 0.7 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 402 | 1,019 |
| North Wagga Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 181 | 999 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boorooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10499/boorooma/topic/education