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Education & Qualifications in Boydtown

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

Fewer residents in Boydtown have finished high school or university than in most other areas. Only 24.6% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where trade certificates are much more common than academic degrees.

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Where Boydtown sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

7.7% ▼ -32.2%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boydtown — lower than 79% of areas.

Boydtown7.7%
2551, NSW 11.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Year 12 completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Nearly half of residents list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.

Completed Year 12

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24.6% ▼ -22.2%

Lower than 93% 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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In Boydtown, the largest group is Year 10 at 49%, followed by Year 12 (26%) and Year 9 or below (15%).

Year 10 46.2% Year 12 24.6% Year 9 or below 13.8% Year 11 9.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 45.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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7.7% ▼ -32.2%

Lower than 79% 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 Boydtown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.

Certificate III / IV 45.5% Bachelor degree 15.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 15.2% Certificate I / II 9.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management and Commerce both accounting for 15.2% of degrees and certificates. Food, hospitality and personal services follow at 12.1%.

Field of qualification

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Boydtown splits fairly evenly between Engineering & related (19%) and Management & commerce (19%), with Food, hospitality & personal services at 15%.

Engineering & related 15.2% Management & commerce 15.2% Food, hospitality & personal services 12.1% Architecture & building 9.1% Health 9.1% Education 9.1% Society & culture 9.1%

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 in this regard than 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 Boydtown — 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 Boydtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10539/boydtown/topic/education