40.9% ▲ +24.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Arcadia Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Arcadia Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Arcadia Vale finished high school compared to the rest of the country, with only 40.9% completing Year 12. This gap is seen across the board, as higher education levels also sit well below the national figures. Most adults here hold a trade certificate or diploma rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 40.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The remaining residents left school earlier, with 34.7% finishing Year 10 and 13.1% finishing Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Arcadia Vale, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 13.0% of adults, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.5% of the population.
13.0% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 Arcadia Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 20.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 18.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 75% of similar places. These schools are all primary schools, and 80% are government run.
4.12
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
190
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,016
Higher than 64% 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 Vale
5 schools — 951 students, average ICSEA 1,016.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5
| Arcadia Vale Public School, Arcadia Vale | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 171 | 971 |
| Wangi Wangi Public School, Wangi Wangi | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 181 | 987 |
| Rathmines Public School, Rathmines | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 311 | 996 |
| Toronto Adventist School, Toronto | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 43 | 1,173 |
| Coal Point Public School, Coal Point | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 245 | 1,065 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Arcadia Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10074/arcadia-vale/topic/education