41.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Alectown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Alectown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Alectown have finished high school or university compared to the state and national averages. Only 41.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is 17 points lower than the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This creates a notable gap in formal education levels for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 41.7%, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures. Other common levels of schooling include Year 10 at 28.3% and Year 9 or below at 12.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Alectown, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 14.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 28.6% of residents.
14.3% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
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 Alectown, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 22.9%, followed by Health at 12.9% and Management and commerce at 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of Alectown, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar areas.
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Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Alectown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10029/alectown/topic/education