43.1% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2756, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2756, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in postcode 2756 compared to the national figure, with only 43.1% completing Year 12. While this rate has risen by 7 points since 2011, the area still sees much lower levels of higher education than both New South Wales and Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the state and national figures. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 12, followed by Year 10 at 33.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2756, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.6% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This has risen by 4.1 points since 2011, though most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
13.6% ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
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 2756, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.1% and engineering and related fields at 17.8%. Other notable areas of study include society and culture and architecture and building.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 5,043 school enrolments across 18 schools within 3km, though the area has fewer schools per 1,000 children than most. Most students attend government schools, which make up 83.3% of the sector.
2.43
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
18
Higher than 90% 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).
5,043
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
297
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2756, NSW
18 schools — 5,043 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 15 · Catholic 3
By type: Primary 14 · Secondary 3 · Combined 1
| Colo Heights Public School, Colo Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 29 | 949 |
| Brewongle Environmental Education Centre, Sackville North | Government | Combined | 19.2 km | — | — |
| Glossodia Public School, Glossodia | Government | Primary | 21.3 km | 184 | 954 |
| Ebenezer Public School, Ebenezer | Government | Primary | 23.3 km | 85 | 995 |
| Maroota Public School, Maroota | Government | Primary | 24.0 km | 31 | 950 |
| Freemans Reach Public School, Freemans Reach | Government | Primary | 24.5 km | 194 | 957 |
| Hawkesbury High School, Freemans Reach | Government | Secondary | 24.6 km | 418 | 946 |
| Wilberforce Public School, Wilberforce | Government | Primary | 25.1 km | 326 | 992 |
| Cattai Public School, Cattai | Government | Primary | 27.3 km | 57 | 990 |
| Pitt Town Public School, Pitt Town | Government | Primary | 28.4 km | 290 | 987 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 30.3 km | 303 | 1,021 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 30.4 km | 125 | 944 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 31.2 km | 333 | 858 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 31.6 km | 642 | 923 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | 32.6 km | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 32.8 km | 411 | 1,005 |
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | 33.4 km | 283 | 933 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 33.7 km | 231 | 949 |
Sources
More for 2756, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2756, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2756/2756-nsw/topic/education