30.7% ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2846, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2846, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 30.7% of residents in postcode 2846 have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure. While school completion and university degrees have both risen since 2011, the area still has much lower qualification levels than the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people finished high school here than in the rest of the country, though the rate rose by 8.7 percentage points since 2011. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 34%.
Highest year of school
View on map →2846, NSW splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (38%) and Year 12 (35%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.9% of the population, a figure that is far below the New South Wales average. This proportion has grown significantly from just 4.5% in 2011.
15.9% ▲ +257.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In 2846, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 21.1%, followed by Management and commerce at 10.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
This area has a very high number of schools per 1,000 children, but enrolments are among the smallest for similar areas. All schools here are government primary schools.
31.25
Higher than 98% 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).
5
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
5
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2846, NSW
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Capertee Public School, Capertee | Government | Primary | 18.3 km | 5 | 987 |
Sources
More for 2846, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2846, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2846/2846-nsw/topic/education