43.7% ▲ +27.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arakoon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arakoon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 15 percentage points separates Arakoon from the state and national averages in high school completion. While only 43.7% of residents finished Year 12, the area stands out for having a much higher share of adults with university degrees compared to similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%. In contrast, 36.8% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arakoon, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure much higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the national average of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification at 32.5%.
24.8% ▲ +50.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 Arakoon, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 38%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Management both accounting for 14% of the total. Society and culture follow at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one primary school in the area, which is government-run. The average school advantage score here is 952, which is lower than most areas.
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).
348
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
952
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arakoon
1 school — 348 students, average ICSEA 952.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| South West Rocks Public School, South West Rocks | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 348 | 952 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arakoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10070/arakoon/topic/education