29.8% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2381, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2381, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have completed high school in postcode 2381 than in most other parts of the country. Only 29.8% of residents finished Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is uncommon here, with 29.8% finishing and 33.9% listing Year 10 as their highest level. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →2381, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (34%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 8.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This rate has risen slightly by 1.9 points since 2011.
8.5% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 2381, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 48%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications for residents are in Engineering and related fields at 14.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 11.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most others with an average size of 45 students. All local schools are government primary schools.
7.72
Higher than 76% 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).
89
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
45
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
832
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2381, NSW
2 schools — 89 students, average ICSEA 832.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Premer Public School, Premer | Government | Primary | 24.1 km | 12 | 822 |
| Curlewis Public School, Curlewis | Government | Primary | 28.2 km | 77 | 833 |
Sources
More for 2381, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2381, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2381/2381-nsw/topic/education