39.6% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Clarence Town · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Clarence Town
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 19 percentage points separates Clarence Town from the state and national figures for Year 12 completions. Only 39.6% of residents finished high school, and university degrees are far less common here than in the wider community.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, with 39.6% of people finishing school. Many residents stopped earlier, including 37.4% who reached Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Clarence Town splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (41%) and Year 10 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 46% of the group.
13.5% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
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 Town, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 25%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than in most similar areas.
2.09
Lower than 70% 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).
158
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
980
Lower than 57% 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 Town
1 school — 158 students, average ICSEA 980.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Clarence Town Public School, Clarence Town | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 158 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Clarence Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10919/clarence-town/topic/education