36.1% ▲ +20.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarence · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarence
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower qualification rates than most similar areas mark Clarence, where only 8% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is clear across the board, with the typical resident far less likely to have finished high school compared to the national average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36.1% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is lower than most areas, with an equal number of people (36.1%) listing Year 10 as their last school year.
Highest year of school
View on map →Clarence splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 8%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45% of residents.
8.0% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
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 Clarence, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 29%, followed by Management and commerce at 22%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Four schools are located within 3km, more than 73% of similar areas. However, these schools have an average advantage score of 935, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
346
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Clarence
4 schools — 1,385 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 120 | 934 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 4.9 km | 654 | 918 |
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 324 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 6.0 km | 287 | 993 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10918/clarence/topic/education