33.3% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croydon - Etheridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Croydon - Etheridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.3% of people in Croydon - Etheridge finished Year 12, a gap of 26 points compared to the national figure. This area has some of the lowest rates of formal schooling and university degrees in the region, though high school completion has risen slightly since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the state and national figures, though it rose 4.9 points to 33.3% since 2011. Other common highest levels of schooling include Year 10 at 28.6% and Year 9 or below at 16.1%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croydon - Etheridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 39%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (19%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.6% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.2% of residents.
7.6% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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 Croydon - Etheridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications most often studied engineering and related fields (15.8%) or management and commerce (12.4%). Education (7.8%) and society and culture (6.9%) are also common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has four small government primary schools with a total of 95 enrolments. While there are more schools per 1,000 children than in most similar areas, the typical school size and advantage scores are among the lowest.
4
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
23.39
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Lower than 92% 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).
95
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
24
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
873
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 Croydon - Etheridge
4 schools — 95 students, average ICSEA 873.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Georgetown State School, Georgetown | Government | Primary | 64.4 km | 47 | 930 |
| Forsayth State School, Forsayth | Government | Primary | 65.9 km | 4 | — |
| Croydon State School, Croydon | Government | Primary | 84.7 km | 29 | 787 |
| Mount Surprise State School, Mount Surprise | Government | Primary | 147.0 km | 15 | 862 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croydon - Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011397/croydon-etheridge/topic/education