31.8% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Appleby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Appleby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Appleby have remained relatively low, with only 31.8% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure, marking the area as one where fewer people finish high school compared to most other Australian communities.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 31.8% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed in the area is Year 10, at 63.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Appleby, Year 10 is the majority at 54%; Year 12 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population. This is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Appleby, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Bachelor degree is next at 36%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Architecture & building at 35%, ahead of Engineering & related (18%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km of the area. This school is much smaller than most others, with an average size of 39 students.
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).
39
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
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 Appleby
1 school — 39 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Attunga Public School, Attunga | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 39 | 908 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Appleby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10066/appleby/topic/education