29.7% ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Boree Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Boree Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Boree Creek finished high school compared to most similar areas. Only 29.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure that sits far below the New South Wales and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 10 is the most common stopping point for students at 39.2%. Only 29.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is 29 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Boree Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.5% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +81.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Boree Creek, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of study at 17.9%, followed by agriculture and environment at 15.5%. Health, education, and society and culture also feature in the top qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Boree Creek has one government primary school, which is smaller than most others in similar areas with an average size of 19 students. The average school advantage score is 927, which is much lower than most areas.
22.73
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
19
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Boree Creek
1 school — 19 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Boree Creek Public School, Boree Creek | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 19 | 927 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Boree Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10510/boree-creek/topic/education