41.5% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blayney · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Blayney
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Blayney have finished high school compared to the rest of the state. Only 41.5% of people completed Year 12, which is 17 percentage points below the New South Wales and national figures. However, the area is seeing a positive shift, as high school completion has risen by 8.6 percentage points since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.5% of residents finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages. The most common school exit points are Year 12 at 41.5% and Year 10 at 32.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blayney, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38% of residents.
15.5% ▲ +50.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 Blayney, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (23%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are Engineering and related subjects at 15.9%, and Management and commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Blayney has 7 schools, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, providing 4.6 schools per 1,000 children. These schools are typically smaller than most, with an average size of 140 students.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
4.60
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
7
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
983
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
140
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
962
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blayney
7 schools — 983 students, average ICSEA 962.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Carcoar Public School, Carcoar | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 31 | 941 |
| Lyndhurst Public School, Lyndhurst | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 7 | 856 |
| Neville Public School, Neville | Government | Primary | 10.7 km | 9 | 974 |
| Blayney High School, Blayney | Government | Secondary | 16.9 km | 296 | 917 |
| Blayney Public School, Blayney | Government | Primary | 17.1 km | 248 | 928 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney, Blayney | Catholic | Primary | 17.8 km | 157 | 970 |
| Millthorpe Public School, Millthorpe | Government | Primary | 22.8 km | 235 | 1,053 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103041076/blayney/topic/education