33.7% ▲ +67.5%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Abernethy · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Abernethy
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Abernethy have remained consistently low over the last decade. Only 33.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This gap is reflected in the local workforce, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over a third of people finished Year 12, which is much lower than most areas. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 44.6% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Abernethy, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are rare here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while most people hold a Certificate III or IV.
8.5% ▲ +230.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Abernethy, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 28.8%, followed by management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3km, both of which are government run. These schools are smaller than those in most other areas and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
114
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Abernethy
2 schools — 227 students, average ICSEA 913.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Kitchener Public School, Kitchener | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 113 | 930 |
| Kearsley Public School, Kearsley | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 114 | 897 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Abernethy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10011/abernethy/topic/education