54.1% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avoca · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avoca
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Avoca have finished high school and university than in most similar areas. While these levels are higher than nearby places, they remain well below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avoca, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are common here, with 20.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is more than in most similar areas, though it is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
20.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 Avoca, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (29%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are management and commerce at 21.9%, followed by society and culture at 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Avoca has one government primary school within 3km, which is much smaller than most areas with a typical size of 30 students.
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).
30
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,076
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avoca
1 school — 30 students, average ICSEA 1,076.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Burrawang Public School, Burrawang | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 30 | 1,076 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10114/avoca/topic/education