66.8% ▲ +39.0%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2297, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2297, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more people in postcode 2297 have high-level degrees than the national average, with 38.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a highly educated area where school completion rates have climbed significantly over the last decade. It reflects a strong academic trend across both schooling and university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A high 66.8% of residents have completed Year 12, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 48.1% of people had finished their final year of school.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2297, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, as 38.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian figure of 26.3%, and the proportion of people with these degrees has risen by 15 points since 2011.
38.9% ▲ +62.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 38.9%
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 2297, NSW, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Postgraduate degree (14%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 15.4%, followed by society and culture at 13.3% and engineering at 12.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area's school advantage score is much higher than most areas. There is one government primary school which is larger than those in many other similar areas.
3.31
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower 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).
358
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
358
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,104
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2297, NSW
1 school — 358 students, average ICSEA 1,104.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 358 | 1,104 |
Sources
More for 2297, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2297, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2297/2297-nsw/topic/education