64.0% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burradoo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burradoo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A much higher share of residents in Burradoo hold university degrees compared to the rest of the country. Roughly one in three adults has a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This strong educational trend is seen across the board, from high school completion rates to the types of schools serving the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 64% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures, both of which sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burradoo, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is highly qualified, as 33.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 27.8% and the national figure of 26.3%.
33.4% ▲ +33.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.4%
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 Burradoo, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Certificate III / IV (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 22.2%, followed by society and culture at 13.5% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,067, which is much higher than most areas. There are 10 schools within 3km, and half of the school sector is independent.
4.85
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
464
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,067
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burradoo
10 schools — 4,644 students, average ICSEA 1,067.
By sector: Independent 5 · Government 3 · Catholic 2
By type: Secondary 4 · Combined 3 · Primary 3
| Chevalier College, Burradoo | Independent | Secondary | 0.5 km | 951 | 1,081 |
| Oxley College, Burradoo | Independent | Combined | 2.4 km | 827 | 1,153 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 363 | 1,068 |
| Bowral High School, Bowral | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 564 | 956 |
| Bowral Public School, Bowral | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 484 | 1,090 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Bowral | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 219 | 1,103 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School, Bowral | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 131 | 1,052 |
| Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 790 | 1,015 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Moss Vale | Catholic | Primary | 5.3 km | 188 | 1,063 |
| St Paul's International College, Moss Vale | Independent | Secondary | 5.8 km | 127 | 1,071 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burradoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10698/burradoo/topic/education