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Education & Qualifications in Bora Ridge

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people have finished high school in Bora Ridge compared to most similar areas. Only 29.7% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure.

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Where Bora Ridge sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

16.7% ▲ +56.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bora Ridge — higher than 58% of areas.

Bora Ridge16.7%
2471, NSW 9.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far below the state and national figures, with only 29.7% doing so. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 33.8%.

Completed Year 12

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29.7% ▲ +10.5%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Bora Ridge splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.

Year 10 33.8% Year 12 29.7% Year 9 or below 12.2% Year 11 6.8%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, which is well below the Australian average. Over half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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16.7% ▲ +56.5%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Bora Ridge, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).

Certificate III / IV 51.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 22.0% Postgraduate degree 14.6% Graduate diploma / certificate 12.2% Bachelor degree 7.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in the area are most common in management and commerce at 22%, followed by health at 19.5% and engineering at 17.1%.

Field of qualification

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Bora Ridge splits fairly evenly between Management & commerce (24%) and Health (21%), with Engineering & related at 18%.

Management & commerce 22.0% Health 19.5% Engineering & related 17.1% Education 12.2% Creative arts 12.2% Society & culture 9.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, a situation that is more common than in about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Bora Ridge — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bora Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10505/bora-ridge/topic/education