27.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buckendoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buckendoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A huge gap exists between Buckendoon and the rest of the country, as only 27% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Very few adults here hold university degrees, with the local focus shifting instead toward trade certificates and diplomas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%. In this area, an equal number of people stopped their schooling at Year 12 and Year 10, each making up 27% of the group.
Highest year of school
View on map →Buckendoon splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (32%) and Year 10 (32%), with Year 11 at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Buckendoon hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.8% of residents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Buckendoon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, Engineering and related fields are the most common, accounting for 40.9% of degrees or certificates. Management and commerce follow at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 90 students and a lower school advantage score than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buckendoon
2 schools — 180 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | 4.3 km | 83 | 984 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 97 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buckendoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10630/buckendoon/topic/education