38.4% ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2556, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2556, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 38.4% of people in postcode 2556 have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While school completion rates have risen since 2011, the area still has much lower levels of formal education and university degrees than most other regions. This creates a profile where trade certificates are far more common than academic degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, though it rose 7.8 percentage points since 2011. About 31.6% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2556, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.2% of residents.
10.1% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 2556, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 21.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.1% and Architecture and building at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are smaller and have a much lower advantage score than most areas. The only school in the area is a government primary school.
2.54
Lower than 59% 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).
114
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
114
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
929
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2556, NSW
1 school — 114 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bringelly Public School, Bringelly | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 114 | 929 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2556, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2556/2556-nsw/topic/education