35.4% ▲ +30.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Buff Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buff Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Buff Point have remained low compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, with few residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas. Just 35.4% of people finished Year 12, which is 23 points below the Australian average, while 36.6% of residents stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Buff Point splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon here, with only 10.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%; instead, 44.8% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
10.1% ▲ +61.1%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 Buff Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications held by residents are in management and commerce at 17.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Buff Point has 7 schools within 3 km, which is more than 79% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, with 85.7% being government run.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
564
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buff Point
7 schools — 3,947 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Budgewoi Public School, Budgewoi | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 555 | 937 |
| Northlakes High School, San Remo | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 789 | 917 |
| Northlakes Public School, San Remo | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 341 | 905 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 981 | 923 |
| The Lakes College, Blue Haven | Independent | Secondary | 3.4 km | 24 | 843 |
| Blue Haven Public School, Blue Haven | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 637 | 927 |
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 620 | 913 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buff Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10642/buff-point/topic/education