35.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blackville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blackville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than 36% of people in Blackville finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This means a large majority of the local workforce relies on trade certificates or school-leaving ages rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Another 22.5% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blackville, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Blackville hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is among the lowest levels for any similar area. Instead, the most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV, held by 25.4% of people.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Blackville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 41%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common field is agriculture and environment at 17.5%. Management and commerce follow at 6.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school with a very small average size of 9 students. This school has an advantage score of 914, which is much lower than most other areas.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
9
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
914
Lower 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 Blackville
1 school — 9 students, average ICSEA 914.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Blackville Public School, Blackville | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 9 | 914 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blackville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10397/blackville/topic/education