35.7% ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Adaminaby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Adaminaby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Adaminaby have remained low across several key measures compared to the rest of the country. Only 35.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend carries through to higher education, where bachelor degrees are much less common than in other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Adaminaby finished Year 12 compared to the rest of Australia, at just 35.7%. This is 23 points lower than both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Adaminaby, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 30.9% of residents.
11.9% ▲ +133.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
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 Adaminaby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are Engineering and related services at 15.4%, followed by Management and commerce at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the only school is a government primary school with a very small average size of 15 students.
20.00
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
15
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Adaminaby
1 school — 15 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Adaminaby Public School, Adaminaby | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 15 | 907 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Adaminaby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10015/adaminaby/topic/education