38.5% ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Singleton · Council (LGA)
Education & Qualifications in Singleton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Singleton compared to the rest of the country, but certificates are very common. Only 38.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This creates a local workforce that leans more toward practical trade skills than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the state and national figures, though the proportion of people finishing school rose 5.3 points since 2011. Currently, 38.5% of residents finished Year 12, while 34.3% stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Singleton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the area is defined by practical training, with 46.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
11.7% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Singleton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Engineering and related fields are the most common at 27.5%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.8%. Other common areas of study include Society and culture and Health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 11 schools with a total of 3,695 enrolments, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most areas. Most students attend government schools (81.8%) and 72.7% of the schools are primary schools.
11
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.17
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3,695
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
336
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
938
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Singleton
11 schools — 3,695 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | — | 1,010 | 974 |
| Singleton High School, Singleton | Government | Secondary | — | 877 | 901 |
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | — | 468 | 920 |
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | — | 433 | 900 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton, Singleton | Independent | Combined | — | 389 | 1,005 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | — | 353 | 950 |
| Mount Pleasant Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | — | 56 | 910 |
| Kirkton Public School, Lower Belford | Government | Primary | — | 45 | 926 |
| Broke Public School, Broke | Government | Primary | — | 30 | 861 |
| Milbrodale Public School, Milbrodale | Government | Primary | — | 19 | 800 |
| Jerrys Plains Public School, Jerrys Plains | Government | Primary | — | 15 | 877 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17000/singleton/topic/education