41.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Avondale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Avondale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Avondale than in most other areas, with only 41.1% of residents completing Year 12. This gap in schooling is reflected in the local qualification levels, which sit far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the New South Wales and national figures, as only 41.1% of people finished Year 12. Another 33.9% of residents stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Avondale, 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.
Just 12.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the state figure of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.6% of people.
12.6% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
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 Avondale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most common in Engineering and related fields (20.2%) and Management and commerce (18.2%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Avondale has eight schools within 3km, which is more than about 80% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than most others, with the government sector making up 75% of the options.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
549
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Avondale
8 schools — 4,394 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 346 | 975 |
| Calderwood Christian School, Albion Park | Independent | Combined | 3.9 km | 504 | 1,056 |
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 988 | 968 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 370 | 952 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 5.9 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 192 | 838 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 6.3 km | 581 | 912 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Avondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10117/avondale/topic/education