28.3% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2395, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2395, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
About 34% of residents in postcode 2395 left school after Year 10, the most common education level in the area. This is a place where formal schooling and higher qualifications are much less common than in the rest of the state. While more people have finished high school than they did in 2011, figures remain far below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. While this rose 5.3 points since 2011, it remains among the lowest levels for this type of area.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2395, NSW, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 33.8% of residents.
7.1% ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 2395, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (14.4%) and Management and Commerce (13.4%). Education and Health also make up a small portion of the local study mix.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, though they are much smaller than most, with a typical size of just 44 students. All local schools are government-run combined schools.
10.20
Higher than 83% 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).
44
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
44
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
815
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2395, NSW
1 school — 44 students, average ICSEA 815.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Combined 1
| Binnaway Central School, Binnaway | Government | Combined | 9.6 km | 44 | 815 |
Sources
More for 2395, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2395, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2395/2395-nsw/topic/education