45.5% ▲ +23.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2579, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2579, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 2579 have finished school and earned degrees than they did ten years ago. While the area still sits far below state and national figures for Year 12 completion, there has been a steady climb in qualifications since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents (45.5%) have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. However, this has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2579, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 19.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the national average but has grown by 5.8 percentage points over the last decade.
19.6% ▲ +41.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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 2579, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields (16.3%), followed by Management and commerce at 14.2% and Society and culture at 11.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 74 students. The area has more schools per 1,000 children than most, and all are government primary schools.
5.72
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 76% 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).
368
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
74
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2579, NSW
5 schools — 368 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 5
| Wingello Public School, Wingello | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 40 | 1,001 |
| Tallong Public School, Tallong | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 61 | 996 |
| Penrose Public School, Penrose | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 4 | 1,034 |
| Marulan Public School, Marulan | Government | Primary | 12.7 km | 140 | 968 |
| Exeter Public School, Exeter | Government | Primary | 19.2 km | 123 | 1,030 |
Sources
More for 2579, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2579, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2579/2579-nsw/topic/education