47.9% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 43.6%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 47.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2408, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2408, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer adults in postcode 2408 have a bachelor degree or higher compared to the rest of the country, at just 14.3%. This gap extends to school completion, with high school graduation rates sitting far below the national figure. However, educational attainment is improving, with more people finishing Year 12 and earning degrees than a decade ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, though it rose 4.3 percentage points since 2011 to reach 47.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2408, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 14.3%, which is far below the national average. This figure has grown by 4.7 percentage points since 2011.
14.3% ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →2408, NSW splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Agriculture and environment is the most common field of qualification at 22.4%, followed by management and commerce at 17.7%.
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 these are all small, government-run primary schools with a typical size of only 22 students.
13.33
Higher than 87% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
22
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
973
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2408, NSW
1 school — 22 students, average ICSEA 973.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| North Star Public School, North Star | Government | Primary | 13.2 km | 22 | 973 |
Sources
More for 2408, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2408, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2408/2408-nsw/topic/education