34.5% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leeton · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Leeton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Leeton have finished high school now than a decade ago, with Year 12 completion rising by 8.2 percentage points since 2011. While these gains are positive, the area still sees far fewer residents finishing school or holding university degrees compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas, though the number of people completing their secondary education has trended upwards.
Highest year of school
View on map →Leeton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are less common here, with only 10.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, although the share of people with these degrees rose 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
10.8% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
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 Leeton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related subjects at 17.4%, followed by management and commerce at 15.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Leeton has 11 schools with a total of 2,600 enrolments, which is more than about half of similar areas. Most students attend government schools, which make up 72.7% of the sector.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.54
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2,600
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
236
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
968
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leeton
11 schools — 2,600 students, average ICSEA 968.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 3 · Combined 2
| St Francis De Sales Regional College, Leeton | Catholic | Secondary | — | 666 | 1,018 |
| Leeton High School, Leeton | Government | Secondary | — | 458 | 908 |
| Parkview Public School, Leeton | Government | Primary | — | 373 | 900 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Leeton | Catholic | Primary | — | 353 | 1,030 |
| Yanco Agricultural High School, Yanco | Government | Secondary | — | 319 | 1,009 |
| Leeton Public School, Leeton | Government | Primary | — | 258 | 976 |
| Yanco Public School, Yanco | Government | Primary | — | 70 | 860 |
| Whitton-Murrami Public School, Whitton | Government | Primary | — | 33 | 795 |
| Gralee School, Leeton | Government | Combined | — | 28 | 874 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Leeton, Leeton | Independent | Combined | — | 26 | 977 |
| Wamoon Public School, Leeton | Government | Primary | — | 16 | 826 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14750/leeton/topic/education