28.5% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Casino · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Casino
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Casino, where 40.8% of adults hold one. The area has significantly lower rates of formal schooling and higher degrees compared to the rest of the state and country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, reached by 35.3% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Casino, the largest group is Year 10 at 40%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is far below the national average of 26.3%. This is consistent with the low rate of Year 12 completions in the area.
7.1% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Casino, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are management and commerce at 14.6%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger than most, with an average size of 423 students. However, the average school advantage score is much lower than in most other similar areas.
2.34
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
423
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
921
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 Casino
6 schools — 2,537 students, average ICSEA 921.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Casino West Public School, Casino | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 157 | 756 |
| Casino High School, Casino | Government | Secondary | 1.1 km | 567 | 866 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Casino | Catholic | Secondary | 2.0 km | 425 | 985 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Casino | Catholic | Primary | 2.1 km | 606 | 981 |
| Casino Public School, Casino | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 428 | 860 |
| Casino Christian School, North Casino | Independent | Combined | 5.4 km | 354 | 979 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Casino [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10842/casino/topic/education