41.2% ▲ +106.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Apsley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Apsley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Apsley than in most similar areas. Only 41.2% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also well below the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates are low here, with only 41.2% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the Australian average of 58.8%. About 25.8% of residents left school after Year 10, and 13.4% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Apsley, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here than in the rest of the country, with only 16.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 29.8% of residents.
16.8% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 Apsley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Apsley most commonly studied society and culture (17.5%) or management and commerce (14.0%). Other notable fields include education at 10.5% and agriculture and environment at 8.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 66% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors, and half are primary schools while the other half are combined.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
301
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
862
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Apsley
2 schools — 601 students, average ICSEA 862.
By sector: Government 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Wellington Public School, Wellington | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 405 | 816 |
| St Mary's Catholic School Wellington, Wellington | Catholic | Combined | 7.2 km | 196 | 956 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Apsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10068/apsley/topic/education