63.4% ▲ +16.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2774, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2774, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in postcode 2774 hold university degrees than the national average. This is a highly educated area where 32.9% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above the 26.3% seen across Australia. This trend of higher achievement extends from early schooling through to postgraduate qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
More people here finished high school than in most other areas, with 63.4% completing Year 12. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.9% and represents a rise of 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2774, NSW, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 24%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 32.9% of adults, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. This is the most common high-level qualification, followed by Certificate III or IV at 25.4%.
32.9% ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →2774, NSW splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are management and commerce at 18.0%, followed by education at 14.7% and society and culture at 14.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high average school advantage score and is home to seven schools within 3 km. Most of these are government primary schools, with 2,516 total enrolments.
2.60
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Higher than 86% 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).
2,516
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
359
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,071
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2774, NSW
7 schools — 2,516 students, average ICSEA 1,071.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Mount Riverview Public School, Mount Riverview | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 231 | 1,050 |
| Blaxland East Public School, Blaxland East | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 379 | 1,068 |
| Blaxland Public School, Blaxland | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 137 | 1,068 |
| Wycliffe Christian School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 586 | 1,100 |
| Wycliffe Hope School, Warrimoo | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 39 | 1,037 |
| Warrimoo Public School, Warrimoo | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 146 | 1,052 |
| Blaxland High School, Blaxland | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 998 | 1,065 |
Sources
More for 2774, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2774, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2774/2774-nsw/topic/education