38.3% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ashby · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ashby
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Ashby have shifted over the last decade, though the area still faces significant gaps compared to the rest of the country. Only 38.3% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend is mirrored in higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in the wider state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is quite low in Ashby, with just 38.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the 58.8% national average and the 58.9% figure for New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ashby, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (32%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 15.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, while Certificate III or IV qualifications are more frequent at 29.6%.
15.4% ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
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 Ashby, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (22%) and Bachelor degree (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Ashby most commonly studied Engineering and related fields (15.9%), followed by Health (11.6%) and Society and culture (11.1%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km of the area, which is more than about 75% of similar places. These schools are split evenly between Government and Independent sectors, with 40% each.
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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ashby
5 schools — 1,350 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Maclean Public School, Maclean | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 198 | 908 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Maclean | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 135 | 1,019 |
| Maclean High School, Maclean | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 689 | 959 |
| Pacific Valley Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 277 | 985 |
| Valley Hope Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 51 | 951 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ashby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10095/ashby/topic/education