18.3% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnt Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burnt Bridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 30% of people in Burnt Bridge left school at Year 10 or lower, reflecting a community with very low formal education levels. The area has far fewer people finishing high school or holding degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 18.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. Many residents left school early, with 29% finishing at Year 10 and another 29% leaving at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Burnt Bridge splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (34%), with Year 12 at 21%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Burnt Bridge hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.7% of the population.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Burnt Bridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are management and commerce at 13.5%, followed by health and society and culture at 8.1% each.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, more than 75% of similar areas, though their average advantage score is among the lowest for this level. The schools are 60% government and 40% independent, split evenly between primary and secondary types with some combined schools.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
290
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
855
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burnt Bridge
5 schools — 1,452 students, average ICSEA 855.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 2
By type: Secondary 2 · Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Macleay Vocational College, South Kempsey | Independent | Secondary | 2.2 km | 88 | 787 |
| Melville High School, Kempsey | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 355 | 849 |
| Kempsey South Public School, Kempsey | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 129 | 767 |
| Kempsey Adventist School, Kempsey | Independent | Combined | 3.7 km | 458 | 953 |
| Kempsey West Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 422 | 794 |
Sources
More for Burnt Bridge
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burnt Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10691/burnt-bridge/topic/education