42.5% ▲ +13.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 42.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2726, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2726, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in postcode 2726 have finished school and earned degrees than a decade ago. While the typical resident's level of education remains far below the state and national figures, Year 12 completion rose by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 42.5% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 30% of residents stopped at Year 10, while 13% left school at Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2726, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The 12.7% of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 30.4%, though the share of people with degrees rose 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 2726, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are society and culture at 16% and management and commerce at 14.4%. Other notable areas include health (8.8%), engineering (8%), and agriculture and environment (7.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by small government primary schools, with an average size of just 22 students. While enrolments are among the smallest for similar areas, there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
19.61
Higher than 91% 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).
22
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
22
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2726, NSW
1 school — 22 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Jugiong Public School, Jugiong | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 22 | 994 |
Sources
More for 2726, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2726, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2726/2726-nsw/topic/education