36.6% ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Airds · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Airds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 36.6% of residents in Airds have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This reflects a community where many adults have left school early or hold trade-based qualifications rather than university degrees. The area's educational profile is marked by a significant gap in higher education compared to the rest of New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Airds have finished high school compared to the rest of Australia, with 36.6% completing Year 12. This is 22 percentage points lower than the national figure, while 18.9% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Airds, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 9 or below (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is much lower than most areas and far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 24.9% of adults.
8.9% ▲ +465.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 Airds, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (21%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most popular fields are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by society and culture at 13.4%. Engineering and health also make up a notable share of the local expertise.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Airds has 28 schools within 3km, which is among the largest number for an area of this level. Most of these are government schools (78.6%) and primary institutions (60.7%), though the average school advantage score is lower than in most other areas.
4.56
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
28
Higher than 88% 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).
393
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Airds
28 schools — 10,995 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 22 · Independent 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 17 · Secondary 7 · Combined 4
| John Warby Public School, Airds | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 228 | 907 |
| Airds High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 542 | 875 |
| Briar Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 263 | 835 |
| Dorchester School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 0.7 km | 19 | 871 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 341 | 1,043 |
| St Patrick's College Campbelltown, Campbelltown | Independent | Secondary | 1.2 km | 698 | 1,049 |
| Campbelltown East Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 380 | 927 |
| Sherwood Hills Christian School, Bradbury | Independent | Combined | 1.8 km | 145 | 1,040 |
| Bradbury Public School, Bradbury | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 704 | 987 |
| Woodland Road Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 275 | 959 |
| Ruse Public School, Ruse | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 483 | 973 |
| St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Campbelltown | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 554 | 1,049 |
| Campbelltown Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 284 | 946 |
| St Peter's Anglican Grammar, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 428 | 1,118 |
| St Peter's Heart, Campbelltown | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 22 | 1,071 |
| Kentlyn Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 120 | 990 |
| Beverley Park School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 59 | 967 |
| Lomandra School, Campbelltown | Government | Combined | 2.8 km | 75 | 864 |
| Thomas Reddall High School, Ambarvale | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 488 | 908 |
| Campbelltown North Public School, Campbelltown | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 358 | 967 |
| Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, Campbelltown | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 893 | 950 |
| Ambarvale Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 433 | 944 |
| Ambarvale High School, Rosemeadow | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 807 | 925 |
| Leumeah High School, Leumeah | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 691 | 972 |
| St Helens Park Public School, St Helens Park | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 363 | 968 |
| Mary Brooksbank School, Rosemeadow | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | 123 | 1,000 |
| Rosemeadow Public School, Rosemeadow | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 724 | 945 |
| Thomas Acres Public School, Ambarvale | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 495 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Airds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10022/airds/topic/education