34.5% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Berrima · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Berrima
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of adults in New Berrima hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a place where formal schooling levels are much lower than the state and national figures, with far fewer residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.5% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, completed by 38.6% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →New Berrima splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
8.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 8.2%
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 New Berrima, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 17.9%, followed by Management and commerce at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most similar schools but has a higher advantage score 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).
158
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving New Berrima
1 school — 158 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Berrima Public School, Berrima | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 158 | 1,029 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Berrima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12947/new-berrima/topic/education