35.8% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rutherford (South) - Telarah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Rutherford (South) - Telarah
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Rutherford (South) - Telarah than in most similar areas. Only 35.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend continues into higher education, where the area has some of the lowest rates of university degrees in the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is much less common here than in most areas, with 35.8% finishing and another 33.9% reaching Year 10. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Rutherford (South) - Telarah splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the lowest at this level and far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of residents have a Certificate III or IV.
9.1% —
Lower than 92% 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 (South) - Telarah, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 19%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 3 schools in the area with a total of 1,146 enrolments. The average school advantage score is 939, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.82
Lower than 57% 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).
1,146
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
382
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 85% 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 (South) - Telarah
14 schools — 7,765 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 5 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 577 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | 4.3 km | 973 | 996 |
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 194 | 965 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 370 | 996 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 519 | 879 |
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| Gillieston Public School, Gillieston Heights | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 404 | 922 |
| Hunter Trade College, Telarah | Independent | Secondary | 5.3 km | 257 | 978 |
| The Heights Learning Community, Gillieston Heights | Independent | Primary | 5.8 km | 14 | 1,058 |
| Maitland Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 6.6 km | 405 | 936 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School, Maitland | Catholic | Primary | 7.1 km | 397 | 1,047 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 52 | 1,076 |
| All Saints College, Maitland | Catholic | Secondary | 7.3 km | 1,191 | 1,023 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rutherford (South) - Telarah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021616/rutherford-telarah/topic/education