33.9% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 33.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burrumbuttock · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burrumbuttock
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Burrumbuttock have finished high school compared to most other areas, with only 33.9% completing Year 12. This lower level of formal schooling is a key feature of the local community's educational profile, though it is balanced by a high number of schools for the number of children.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 32.9% of the population finished at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Burrumbuttock splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 11 at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of residents.
12.7% ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Burrumbuttock, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Management and Commerce being the most common at 12.5%, followed by Agriculture and Environment and Health, both at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most areas, and the average school advantage score is much higher than typical. There are two schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
10.53
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
125
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,059
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burrumbuttock
2 schools — 249 students, average ICSEA 1,059.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Burrumbuttock Public School, Burrumbuttock | Government | Primary | 1.2 km | 33 | 964 |
| Saint Mary MacKillop College Albury, Jindera | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 216 | 1,074 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burrumbuttock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10713/burrumbuttock/topic/education