28.3% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2371, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2371, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 2371 have finished high school than they did in 2011, though levels remain very low. Only 28.3% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is among the lowest of any similar area at 28.3%, although this rose 5.9 points since 2011. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 35.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2371, NSW, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 9.3% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This rose 2.9 points since 2011, and Certificate III or IV is now the most common qualification at 36.2%.
9.3% ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
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 2371, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 15.1%, followed by management and commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, but these are much smaller than most areas with an average size of 56 students. All schools here are government run.
16.81
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
111
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
56
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
897
Lower 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 2371, NSW
2 schools — 111 students, average ICSEA 897.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Emmaville Central School, Emmaville | Government | Combined | 11.2 km | 94 | 886 |
| Deepwater Public School, Deepwater | Government | Primary | 17.5 km | 17 | 960 |
Sources
More for 2371, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2371, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2371/2371-nsw/topic/education