40.2% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Agnes Banks · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Agnes Banks
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Agnes Banks than in the rest of the state, with only 40.2% completing Year 12. This gap reflects a broader trend of lower formal qualifications across the area compared to national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. About 35.4% of people stopped at Year 10, and 11.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Agnes Banks, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.8% of the population, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 41.6% of residents.
13.8% ▲ +50.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.8%
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 Agnes Banks, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related subjects at 20.3%, followed by Management and Commerce at 19.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 7 schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. All these schools are government-run, and they are split between primary (57.1%) and secondary (42.9%) types.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
370
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Agnes Banks
7 schools — 2,593 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 7
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 3
| Hobartville Public School, Hobartville | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 355 | 959 |
| Richmond North Public School, North Richmond | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 309 | 984 |
| Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 11 | 1,098 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 750 | 987 |
| Londonderry Public School, Londonderry | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 235 | 939 |
| Colo High School, North Richmond | Government | Secondary | 5.3 km | 807 | 1,001 |
| Castlereagh Public School, Castlereagh | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 126 | 968 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Agnes Banks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10021/agnes-banks/topic/education