44.6% ▲ +22.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Aylmerton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Aylmerton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Aylmerton have finished high school compared to the state average. Only 44.6% of residents completed Year 12, which is 14 percentage points lower than the New South Wales and national figures. This trend continues into higher education, where university degrees are less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 44.6%, while 31.4% of the population had Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. These figures are far below both the state and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Aylmerton, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (9%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.9% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 34.3% of residents.
16.9% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Aylmerton, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (21%) and Management and Commerce (18.1%). Education and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services both account for 11.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three government schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most, with an average size of 76 students.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
76
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
941
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Aylmerton
3 schools — 229 students, average ICSEA 941.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Combined 2 · Primary 1
| Colo Vale Public School, Colo Vale | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 144 | 952 |
| Highlands School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 3.8 km | 37 | 860 |
| Tangara School, Mittagong | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 48 | 971 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Aylmerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10120/aylmerton/topic/education