41.4% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 41.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blayney · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Blayney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Blayney have finished high school compared to the state or national figures. Only 41.4% of residents completed Year 12, though this is a fair bit higher than it was in 2011. While degrees are less common than in the city, the area now sees more people with university qualifications than most similar regions.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.4% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result has improved over the last decade, rising 8.5 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blayney, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average but higher than most similar areas. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38% of residents.
15.6% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 Blayney, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 15.8%, followed closely by management and commerce at 15.4%. Health and society and culture also make up a significant share of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blayney has seven schools, with a typical size of 140 students, which is lower than most areas. The vast majority of these are government primary schools.
7
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.61
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
983
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
140
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blayney
7 schools — 983 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Blayney High School, Blayney | Government | Secondary | — | 296 | 917 |
| Blayney Public School, Blayney | Government | Primary | — | 248 | 928 |
| Millthorpe Public School, Millthorpe | Government | Primary | — | 235 | 1,053 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney, Blayney | Catholic | Primary | — | 157 | 970 |
| Carcoar Public School, Carcoar | Government | Primary | — | 31 | 941 |
| Neville Public School, Neville | Government | Primary | — | 9 | 974 |
| Lyndhurst Public School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | — | 7 | 856 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10850/blayney/topic/education