54.8% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.0%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bamaga · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bamaga
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 12.1% of adults in Bamaga hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average. While more people have finished Year 12 here than in most similar areas, the community still faces significant gaps in higher education compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bamaga, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 11 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with the typical higher qualification being a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of adults.
12.1% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 Bamaga, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are education and management and commerce, each at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Bamaga has much larger schools than most similar areas, with an average size of 563 students. All schools here are government-run combined institutions.
2.52
Lower than 64% 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).
563
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
681
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bamaga
1 school — 563 students, average ICSEA 681.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Northern Peninsula Area State College, Bamaga | Government | Combined | 6.6 km | 563 | 681 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bamaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30135/bamaga/topic/education