39.3% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 34.4%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2573, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2573, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in postcode 2573, held by 44.5% of adults. This area has lower levels of formal schooling and degrees compared to the rest of the state, though more people have finished Year 12 than they did in 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 39.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This result has improved over time, rising 9.1 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →2573, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. This proportion rose 3.8 points since 2011.
11.8% ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 2573, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are engineering and related subjects at 19.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is only one primary school in the area, which is entirely government-run. This school is much larger than those in most similar areas, though the area has among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children.
0.75
Lower than 99% 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).
525
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
525
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
927
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2573, NSW
1 school — 525 students, average ICSEA 927.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tahmoor Public School, Tahmoor | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 525 | 927 |
Sources
More for 2573, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2573, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2573/2573-nsw/topic/education