40.3% —
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. Only 40.3% of people here finished high school, which is much lower than most similar areas. This trend continues into higher education, where qualifications are far less common than across Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than most areas, with only 40.3% of residents finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, and about 33.8% of people instead stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.9% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are more typical here, with 46.1% of people holding a Certificate III or IV.
11.9% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 21.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.3%. Society and culture qualifications account for 11.2% of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 5 schools and 4,156 enrolments, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas. However, there are only 1.23 schools per 1,000 children, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.23
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
14
Lower than 63% 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).
4,156
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
831
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 78% 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 Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
14 schools — 7,923 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | 3.7 km | 973 | 996 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 577 | 1,009 |
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 194 | 965 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 5.9 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 6.7 km | 370 | 996 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 519 | 879 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 8.7 km | 257 | 978 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 8.8 km | 390 | 1,032 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| Greta Public School, Greta | Government | Primary | 9.2 km | 186 | 935 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 9.3 km | 405 | 936 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 9.8 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 9.9 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021615/rutherford-aberglasslyn/topic/education