32.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Borah Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Borah Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 32% of adults in Borah Creek finished Year 12, though a surprising number hold high-level degrees. This gap suggests a community where formal secondary schooling was less common, yet over a quarter of adults have a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The 32% of residents who finished Year 12 is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. For those who did not finish school, the most common exit point was Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Borah Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 57%; Year 10 is next at 43%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 27.3% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
27.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 Borah Creek, Bachelor degree is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 50%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Borah Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10506/borah-creek/topic/education