45.8% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aberglasslyn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aberglasslyn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Aberglasslyn have completed Year 12 compared to the national average. Only 45.8% of people finished high school, which is 13 percentage points lower than both the state and the rest of Australia. This trend of lower formal schooling carries through to higher education levels.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 32.8% of people stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aberglasslyn, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are uncommon here, with only 13% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, 48% of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
13.0% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Aberglasslyn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 22.2%, followed by Management and commerce at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are generally much larger than average, and 83.3% are government primary schools.
6
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality 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).
624
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
940
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aberglasslyn
6 schools — 3,743 students, average ICSEA 940.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1
| Rutherford Public School, Rutherford | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 1,007 | 933 |
| Rutherford Technology High School, Rutherford | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,405 | 922 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Rutherford | Catholic | Primary | 3.1 km | 370 | 996 |
| Telarah Public School, Maitland | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 519 | 879 |
| Bolwarra Public School, Bolwarra | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 390 | 1,032 |
| Nillo Infants School, Lorn | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 52 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aberglasslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10009/aberglasslyn/topic/education