27.9% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bulahdelah · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bulahdelah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty percent of Bulahdelah's qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, making trade and vocational training the most common achievement. This is a place where far fewer people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the national figure, with only 27.9% of residents finishing Year 12. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, completed by 38.2% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bulahdelah, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is much less common here than in most areas, and the 7.4% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Diplomas and advanced diplomas are held by 13.9% of residents.
7.4% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Bulahdelah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related fields at 18.6%, followed by health at 11.8% and management and commerce at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bulahdelah has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school size of 181 students is lower than most. These schools have a much lower advantage score than most other areas.
9.35
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
181
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
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 Bulahdelah
2 schools — 361 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Bulahdelah | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 72 | 980 |
| Bulahdelah Central School, Bulahdelah | Government | Combined | 5.7 km | 289 | 902 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bulahdelah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10646/bulahdelah/topic/education