34.2% ▲ +14.7%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Singleton Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Singleton Surrounds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 25 percentage points separates Singleton Surrounds from the rest of the state in Year 12 completion. Only 34.2% of residents have finished high school, making it one of the lowest areas for school completion in the region. While these figures have risen slightly since 2011, the area remains far below national benchmarks for formal education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over a third of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 37.5% of the population.
Highest year of school
View on map →Singleton Surrounds splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 11.1% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are much more common, with 44.8% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.1% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Singleton Surrounds, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related studies at 26.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four government primary schools in the area, which is more than about 59% of similar regions. These schools are among the smallest at this level, with a typical size of 30 students and a total of 120 enrolments.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
3.76
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
11
Lower than 71% 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).
120
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
30
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
876
Lower than 94% 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 Singleton Surrounds
11 schools — 3,695 students, average ICSEA 938.
By sector: Government 9 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 8 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Milbrodale Public School, Milbrodale | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 19 | 800 |
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 14.4 km | 468 | 920 |
| Singleton Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 14.5 km | 353 | 950 |
| King Street Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 14.6 km | 433 | 900 |
| Singleton High School, Singleton | Government | Secondary | 14.8 km | 877 | 901 |
| Australian Christian College - Singleton, Singleton | Independent | Combined | 15.1 km | 389 | 1,005 |
| St Catherine's Catholic College, Singleton | Catholic | Combined | 15.4 km | 1,010 | 974 |
| Jerrys Plains Public School, Jerrys Plains | Government | Primary | 16.4 km | 15 | 877 |
| Broke Public School, Broke | Government | Primary | 17.2 km | 30 | 861 |
| Kirkton Public School, Lower Belford | Government | Primary | 24.8 km | 45 | 926 |
| Mount Pleasant Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 26.7 km | 56 | 910 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Singleton Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106011113/singleton-surrounds/topic/education