36.7% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2701, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2701, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.7% of people in postcode 2701 have completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. While the number of people finishing high school and earning university degrees has risen since 2011, the area still trails significantly behind New South Wales and Australia in overall educational attainment.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with 36.7% finishing Year 12 and 34.9% stopping at Year 10. This rate is 22 points lower than the state and national figures, though it has risen by 6 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →2701, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Vocational training is more common, with Certificate III or IV being the most frequent qualification at 36.5%.
15.0% ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
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 2701, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for residents are management and commerce at 15.1%, followed by engineering at 14.2% and health at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is split evenly between government and Catholic providers, with half the schools being primary and half being combined. There are 459 total enrolments across schools that average 230 students in size.
3.85
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
459
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
230
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2701, NSW
2 schools — 459 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Combined 1 · Primary 1
| Coolamon Central School, Coolamon | Government | Combined | 10.6 km | 383 | 974 |
| St Michael's Primary School, Coolamon | Catholic | Primary | 11.2 km | 76 | 1,024 |
Sources
More for 2701, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2701, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2701/2701-nsw/topic/education