31.1% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nelligen · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nelligen
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower school and university completion rates than most similar areas mark the educational profile of Nelligen. Only 31.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low number of university degrees held by adults.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, with only 31.1% of people finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, at 39%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nelligen, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Most people with a qualification hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 44.5% of the group.
7.4% ▲ +95.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Nelligen, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17%, followed by Architecture and building at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school in the area, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. The average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
494
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
896
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nelligen
1 school — 494 students, average ICSEA 896.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Batemans Bay Public School, Surfside | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 494 | 896 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nelligen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12929/nelligen/topic/education