37.3% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 37.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burren Junction · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burren Junction
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Burren Junction than in most similar areas. Only 37.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend of lower educational attainment extends to higher degrees, with very few adults holding university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales rate, sitting at 37.3% compared to 58.9% statewide. Many residents stopped their schooling earlier, with 28.6% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burren Junction, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 26.5% of people.
9.4% ▲ +52.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.4%
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 Burren Junction, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (31%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Agriculture and Environment being the most common at 18.4%. Engineering, Education and Management each account for 10.2% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very small average school size of 36 students, which is much lower than most areas. There is one government primary school serving the community.
29.41
Higher than 94% 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.
969
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burren Junction
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 969.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Burren Junction Public School, Burren Junction | Government | Primary | 11.5 km | 36 | 969 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burren Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10707/burren-junction/topic/education