48.1% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Candelo · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Candelo
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement for adults in Candelo, where 28.3% of the population holds one. While some residents have reached high levels of study, the area generally sees far fewer people finishing Year 12 compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. About 23% of people in Candelo stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Candelo, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 20.6%, which is higher than in most similar areas. However, this remains well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
20.6% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Candelo, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Educational qualifications are spread across several fields, with Education being the most common at 12.5%. Management and commerce, as well as society and culture, both account for 11.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Candelo has a high number of schools per 1,000 children, though the typical school size is much lower than in most other areas. There is one government primary school within 3 km of the centre.
7.58
Higher than 69% 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).
84
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
982
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Candelo
1 school — 84 students, average ICSEA 982.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Candelo Public School, Candelo | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 84 | 982 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Candelo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10787/candelo/topic/education