42.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bungwahl · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bungwahl
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Bungwahl have remained steady, though the area shows a distinct split between school completion and higher degrees. While far fewer people finished Year 12 compared to the state average, a higher proportion of adults hold degrees than in most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.0% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. About 31.2% of people finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bungwahl, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A higher share of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher than in most similar areas, though at 17.4% this is still well below the national figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 32.2% of residents.
17.4% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 Bungwahl, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (13%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are most often in architecture and building (15.8%) or engineering and related fields (15.1%). Health and society and culture follow at 6.8% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bungwahl has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most other schools with an average size of 36 students. This provides a high level of access with 25 schools per 1,000 children.
25.00
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,037
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bungwahl
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 1,037.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bungwahl Public School, Bungwahl | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 36 | 1,037 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bungwahl [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10684/bungwahl/topic/education