97.5% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.2%
- 2016: 97.9%
- 2021: 97.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Charles Sturt University · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Charles Sturt University
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A massive 39 percentage point gap separates Charles Sturt University from the national average in school completion. Almost every adult here has finished Year 12, though the area has a much lower rate of bachelor degrees compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the highest seen in similar areas, with 97.5% of people completing Year 12. This is far above the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Charles Sturt University, Year 12 is the majority at 98%; Year 11 is next at 2%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Despite high school completion, only 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales rate of 27.8%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 38.1% of people.
6.7% ▲ +97.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.7%
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 Charles Sturt University, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 42%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are concentrated in a few key areas, with Agriculture and Environment (29.7%) and Health (20.3%) being the most common fields of study.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. There are two schools within 3km, with an average size of 701 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
701
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Charles Sturt University
2 schools — 1,402 students, average ICSEA 1,080.
By sector: Government 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| Estella Public School, Wagga Wagga | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 402 | 1,019 |
| The Riverina Anglican College, Wagga Wagga | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,000 | 1,104 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Charles Sturt University [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10883/charles-sturt-university/topic/education