37.1% ▲ +30.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2799, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2799, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher school completion rates have risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2799. While these gains are positive, the area still sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state, with only 37.1% of residents reaching that milestone.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 36.5% of residents have Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →2799, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 11.7%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Nearly half of all qualifications are Certificate III or IV levels.
11.7% ▲ +52.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 2799, NSW, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 18.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 4.66 schools per 1,000 children, which is higher than most areas, though the average school size of 178 is lower than usual. Most schools are government-run primary schools.
4.66
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher 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).
710
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
178
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
933
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2799, NSW
4 schools — 710 students, average ICSEA 933.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Blayney High School, Blayney | Government | Secondary | 10.0 km | 296 | 917 |
| Neville Public School, Neville | Government | Primary | 10.1 km | 9 | 974 |
| Blayney Public School, Blayney | Government | Primary | 10.2 km | 248 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney, Blayney | Catholic | Primary | 10.7 km | 157 | 970 |
Sources
More for 2799, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2799, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2799/2799-nsw/topic/education