37.8% ▲ +19.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
2849, NSW · Postcode
Education & Qualifications in 2849, NSW
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A third of adults in postcode 2849 hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While university degrees are far less common than across Australia, more people have finished high school now than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 37.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This is a lower rate than most similar areas, though it has risen 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In 2849, NSW, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This number has grown by 4 percentage points over the last decade.
13.3% ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 2849, NSW, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 46%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.6%, followed by management and commerce at 12.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are much smaller than in most areas, with an average size of 53 students. All schools in the area are government primary schools, and there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar places.
8.13
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 50% 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).
105
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
53
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
984
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving 2849, NSW
2 schools — 105 students, average ICSEA 984.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Rylstone Public School, Rylstone | Government | Primary | 23.2 km | 99 | 989 |
| Glen Alice Public School, Glen Alice | Government | Primary | 31.6 km | 6 | 908 |
Sources
More for 2849, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in 2849, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2849/2849-nsw/topic/education