43.5% ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2320, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2320, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in postcode 2320, where 41.8% of people hold one. While more people have finished school than in the past, overall education levels remain much lower than state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is an improvement over time, as the rate rose 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2320, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.2% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion has grown slightly, rising 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
15.2% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
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 2320, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 20.0%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.5%. Other notable fields include Society and culture and Health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6,148 school enrolments across 11 schools within 3km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Most of these are government schools, with a typical school size of 559 students.
1.31
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Higher than 87% 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).
6,148
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
559
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2320, NSW
11 schools — 6,148 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 3
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 4.7 km | 370 | 996 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 519 | 879 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 6.5 km | 257 | 978 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 7.4 km | 405 | 936 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 7.9 km | 390 | 1,032 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 7.9 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 8.0 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
| Largs Public School, Largs | Government | Primary | 11.1 km | 155 | 991 |
Sources
More for 2320, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2320, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2320/2320-nsw/topic/education