45.5% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2626, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2626, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in postcode 2626 have finished Year 12, with only 45.5% completing their secondary schooling. This leaves the area far below the state and national figures, though the number of graduates has risen since 2011. Higher qualifications are also less common here than in the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. While this rate rose by 3.9 points since 2011, about 31.5% of people still list Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2626, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.7% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
16.7% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
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 2626, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce are the most common fields of study at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 15.4% and society and culture at 12.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 12.05 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, though these are very small government primary schools with an average of just 15 enrolments each.
12.05
Higher than 86% 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).
15
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
15
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,045
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2626, NSW
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 1,045.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Bredbo Public School, Bredbo | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 15 | 1,045 |
Sources
More for 2626, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2626, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2626/2626-nsw/topic/education