60.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bundagen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bundagen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 60% of Bundagen residents have finished Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong rate of higher education, with nearly a third of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.3% of people here completed Year 12, a figure a little above both the New South Wales and national averages. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bundagen, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 31.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Diploma holders are also common at 24.2%.
31.7% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bundagen splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (31%), with Certificate III / IV at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in society and culture at 22.7%, followed by health at 15.2% and creative arts at 9.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bundagen has eight schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. Most of these are government primary schools.
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).
381
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bundagen
8 schools — 3,047 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Coffs Harbour Christian Community School, Bonville | Independent | Combined | 3.8 km | 1,008 | 1,037 |
| Bonville Public School, Bonville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 121 | 979 |
| Repton Public School, Repton | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 63 | 1,030 |
| William Bayldon Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 159 | 812 |
| Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell, Toormina | Catholic | Primary | 6.4 km | 490 | 1,052 |
| Sawtell Public School, Sawtell | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 293 | 1,003 |
| Toormina Public School, Toormina | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 174 | 922 |
| Toormina High School, Toormina | Government | Secondary | 7.1 km | 739 | 941 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bundagen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10666/bundagen/topic/education