13.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aldavilla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aldavilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few residents in Aldavilla hold high-level qualifications compared to other areas. Only 4% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This reflects a broader trend in the area where school completion rates are also quite low.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just 13.4% of people here completed Year 12, a figure far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. The most common highest school year reached is Year 10, at 15.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aldavilla, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (34%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with bachelor degrees held by only 4% of adults. This is much lower than most areas and far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
4.0% ▲ +6.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Aldavilla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Bachelor degree is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 6%, followed by engineering and related studies at 4.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Three schools are located within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These include a mix of government and Catholic schools, with a typical size of 308 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
308
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
964
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aldavilla
3 schools — 923 students, average ICSEA 964.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Aldavilla Public School, Yarravel | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 263 | 896 |
| Green Hill Public School, West Kempsey | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 19 | 712 |
| St Paul's College, West Kempsey | Catholic | Secondary | 6.2 km | 641 | 999 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aldavilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10028/aldavilla/topic/education