25.9% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Capertee · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Capertee
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Capertee compared to the rest of the country. Only 25.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is a gap of 33 points below both the New South Wales and national figures. This trend extends to higher education, where university degrees are much less common than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with 37% of people finishing at Year 10. Only about a quarter of residents finished Year 12, while 16.7% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Capertee, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (30%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are far below the national figure, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 31.4% of the population.
11.1% ▲ +165.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Capertee, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (26%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering at 22.9% and management and commerce at 20%. Education is another frequent area of study, accounting for 12.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3 km, which is smaller than most schools of its level with an average size of just 5 students. The school's advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
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).
5
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
987
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Capertee
1 school — 5 students, average ICSEA 987.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Capertee Public School, Capertee | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 5 | 987 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Capertee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10801/capertee/topic/education