43.4% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buckajo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buckajo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Buckajo have remained relatively steady over the last decade, though they sit well below state and national figures. Only 43.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. This reflects a community where a smaller proportion of adults have pursued higher education compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people in Buckajo finished high school than in most other areas, with 43.4% completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 32.4% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Buckajo, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are less common here, as only 15.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most typical qualification held by residents is a Certificate III or IV, at 35.6%.
15.8% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
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 Buckajo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Buckajo have a diverse range of backgrounds. The most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 15.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8% and Society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are more schools within 3 km of this area than in about 77% of similar places. These six schools are mostly primary institutions, and half of them are independent schools.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
305
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher 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 Buckajo
6 schools — 1,828 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Sapphire Coast Anglican College, Bega | Independent | Combined | 7.5 km | 454 | 1,057 |
| Bega High School, Bega | Government | Secondary | 7.6 km | 706 | 973 |
| Bega Valley Public School, Bega | Government | Primary | 7.8 km | 291 | 917 |
| Thomas More Christian Montessori School, Bega | Independent | Primary | 7.8 km | 26 | 1,033 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Bega | Catholic | Primary | 7.9 km | 175 | 977 |
| Mumbulla School for Rudolf Steiner Education, Bega | Independent | Primary | 8.4 km | 176 | 1,056 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckajo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10626/buckajo/topic/education