44.2% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Richmond - Clarendon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Richmond - Clarendon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Richmond - Clarendon from the national average in high school completion. While education levels are lower than in most other areas, more people have finished school and earned degrees than they did ten years ago.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is a trend that is improving, as the rate rose 5.8 percentage points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Richmond - Clarendon, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 16.8% of adults, a figure well below the national average. This is also an increasing trend, rising 5.2 percentage points since 2011, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 33.4%.
16.8% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Richmond - Clarendon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 18.3%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is well served by schools, with 2.71 schools per 1,000 children being higher than most areas. There are 7 schools in total, 85.7% of which are government run.
7
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.71
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
24
Higher than 59% 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).
2,782
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
397
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Lower than 58% 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 Richmond - Clarendon
24 schools — 8,049 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 6 · Combined 1
| Richmond Public School, Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 298 | 1,047 |
| St Monica's Primary School, Richmond | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 252 | 1,032 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.7 km | 750 | 987 |
| Hobartville Public School, Hobartville | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 355 | 959 |
| Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 11 | 1,098 |
| Richmond North Public School, North Richmond | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 309 | 984 |
| Colo High School, North Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.6 km | 807 | 1,001 |
| Hawkesbury High School, Freemans Reach | Government | Secondary | 5.1 km | 418 | 946 |
| Freemans Reach Public School, Freemans Reach | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 194 | 957 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 333 | 858 |
| Glossodia Public School, Glossodia | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 184 | 954 |
| St Matthew's Primary School, Windsor | Catholic | Primary | 6.3 km | 303 | 1,021 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | 6.4 km | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Windsor Public School, Windsor | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 125 | 944 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.9 km | 411 | 1,005 |
| Kurmond Public School, Kurmond | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 125 | 982 |
| Londonderry Public School, Londonderry | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 235 | 939 |
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | 7.0 km | 283 | 933 |
| Kuyper Christian School, Kurrajong | Independent | Combined | 7.3 km | 201 | 1,032 |
| Grose View Public School, Grose Vale | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 265 | 1,005 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 231 | 949 |
| Windsor High School, Mcgraths Hill | Government | Secondary | 8.3 km | 642 | 923 |
| Hawkesbury Independent School, Kurrajong | Independent | Primary | 8.7 km | 77 | 1,064 |
| Kurrajong Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 139 | 1,051 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Richmond - Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/124041466/richmond-clarendon/topic/education