34.6% ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2263, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2263, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 42.6% of adults in postcode 2263 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While school completion and university degrees are far below state and national figures, the number of people finishing Year 12 has risen since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 34.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This represents a rise of 8.7 percentage points since 2011, though 34.1% of people still stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →2263, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.8% of the population, far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This proportion has risen slightly by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
9.8% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
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 2263, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 16%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14% and society and culture at 11.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 2,640 school enrolments across four schools within 3km, which is larger than about 76% of similar areas. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
0.97
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% of postcode 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).
2,640
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
660
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2263, NSW
4 schools — 2,640 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Gorokan Public School, Gorokan | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 620 | 913 |
| Gorokan High School, Lake Haven | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 981 | 923 |
| Toukley Public School, Toukley | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 494 | 889 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Noraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 545 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2263, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2263/2263-nsw/topic/education