45.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 45.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Blaxlands Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Blaxlands Ridge
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly half of all qualified adults in Blaxlands Ridge hold a Certificate III or IV, marking a strong focus on vocational training. This trend is reflected in the wider community, where university degrees are far less common than the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 33.5% of the population stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Blaxlands Ridge, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.8% of the area, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most residents hold a Certificate III or IV, at 48.6%.
11.8% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 Blaxlands Ridge, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in Engineering and related fields at 18.9%, followed by Architecture, building, Management, and commerce, which each account for 14.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3 km, which is more than most similar areas. All of these are government schools, though they tend to be smaller than average.
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).
136
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
970
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Blaxlands Ridge
3 schools — 409 students, average ICSEA 970.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Kurrajong East Public School, East Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 81 | 974 |
| Glossodia Public School, Glossodia | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 184 | 954 |
| Comleroy Road Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 144 | 987 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Blaxlands Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10408/blaxlands-ridge/topic/education