62.7% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.9%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arcadia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arcadia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Academic achievement has stayed strong in Arcadia, where 62.7% of residents have completed Year 12. This is well above the national figure and shows a community with high levels of schooling. The area is also marked by a high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is much more common here than in most areas, with 62.7% of people reaching this milestone. This result is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arcadia, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 28.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas. This includes 27.6% with a bachelor degree and 10.6% with a postgraduate qualification.
28.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Arcadia splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 21.1%, followed by society and culture at 12.1% and engineering at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Arcadia has six schools within 3km, which is more than 77% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,082, which is much higher than most other areas.
4.00
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
298
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,082
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Arcadia
6 schools — 1,789 students, average ICSEA 1,082.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Northholm Grammar School, Arcadia | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 698 | 1,137 |
| Arcadia Public School, Arcadia | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 60 | 1,065 |
| Galston Public School, Galston | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 147 | 1,042 |
| Glenorie Public School, Glenorie | Government | Primary | 5.8 km | 283 | 1,055 |
| Middle Dural Public School, Middle Dural | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 31 | 1,007 |
| Galston High School, Galston | Government | Secondary | 6.5 km | 570 | 1,044 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arcadia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10073/arcadia/topic/education