38.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bournda · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bournda
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Bournda have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.9% of residents completed Year 12, and just 7.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures are far below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is less common here than in most areas, with only 38.9% of residents reaching this milestone. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bournda, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare in Bournda, where only 7.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.6% of residents.
7.8% ▼ -53.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Bournda, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Food, Hospitality and Personal Services being the most common at 15.9%, followed by Management and Commerce at 14.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3 km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. All are government schools, split between primary and combined campuses.
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).
269
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bournda
3 schools — 537 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Bournda Environmental Education Centre, Kalaru | Government | Combined | 4.1 km | — | — |
| Wolumla Public School, Wolumla | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 109 | 931 |
| Merimbula Public School, Merimbula | Government | Primary | 8.7 km | 428 | 1,001 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bournda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10522/bournda/topic/education