36.3% ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Budgewoi · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Budgewoi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 41% of adults in Budgewoi hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where many residents have left school earlier than the national average, with far fewer people holding university degrees compared to other parts of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.3% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 34% of residents instead list Year 10 as their highest year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →Budgewoi splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with just 11.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
11.6% ▲ +74.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
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 Budgewoi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 14.3%, followed by management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Budgewoi has five schools within 3km, which is more than 75% of similar areas. These schools are generally larger than most and are predominantly government primary schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
545
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Budgewoi
5 schools — 2,724 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Budgewoi Public School, Budgewoi | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 555 | 937 |
| Toukley Public School, Toukley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 494 | 889 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 545 | 1,034 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 789 | 917 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 341 | 905 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Budgewoi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10639/budgewoi/topic/education