54.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.6%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Black Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Black Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of the adults in Black Creek have completed Year 12, which is more common here than in most similar areas. While qualification levels are higher than in many comparable spots, they remain well below the state and national figures. The area is characterised by a mix of vocational and university-level achievements.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.5% of residents finished Year 12, a rate that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Another 27.3% of people reached Year 10, while 11.4% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Black Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 18.2% of adults, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 30% of the population.
18.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Black Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (43%) and Bachelor degree (38%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with natural and physical sciences and engineering both accounting for 20% of degrees. Management and commerce follow at 16.7%, with education making up 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most others in its class and has a school advantage score that is much lower than most areas.
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).
206
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
936
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Black Creek
1 school — 206 students, average ICSEA 936.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Kendall Public School, Kendall | Government | Primary | 7.6 km | 206 | 936 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Black Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10381/black-creek/topic/education