62.3% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bullaburra · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bullaburra
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 62% of people in Bullaburra finished Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This is a highly educated area where residents are much more likely to hold a university degree than people in most other similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is strong here, with 62.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bullaburra, Year 12 is the majority at 64%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 29% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is a little above the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.5% of people.
29.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bullaburra splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (26%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Degrees in society and culture are the most common, held by 15.3% of qualified residents, followed closely by management and commerce at 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bullaburra has more schools within 3km than about 80% of similar areas, with an average school advantage score that is much higher than most places. Half of these schools are independent.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
249
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bullaburra
8 schools — 1,991 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Independent 4 · Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 3
| Lawson Public School, Lawson | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 196 | 1,000 |
| Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School, Lawson | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 115 | 1,076 |
| Korowal School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Combined | 3.2 km | 259 | 1,084 |
| Hazelbrook Public School, Hazelbrook | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 356 | 1,044 |
| Wentworth Falls Public School, Wentworth Falls | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 370 | 1,074 |
| Blue Mountains Steiner School, Hazelbrook | Independent | Primary | 4.5 km | 69 | 1,073 |
| Kindlehill School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 114 | 1,077 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 512 | 1,140 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bullaburra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10653/bullaburra/topic/education