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Collendina · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Collendina

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A gap of 29 percentage points separates Collendina from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. This is a place where far fewer adults have finished high school or earned a university degree compared to most other areas.

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Where Collendina sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

10.8% ▲ +2.7%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Collendina — lower than 67% of areas.

Collendina10.8%
2646, NSW 10.2%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 30% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. This is much lower than most similar areas.

Completed Year 12

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30.0% ▼ -6.7%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Collendina splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 10 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 12 30.0% Year 10 26.7% Year 9 or below 17.8% Year 11 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.8% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 38.5% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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10.8% ▲ +2.7%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Collendina, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (25%).

Certificate III / IV 38.5% Bachelor degree 19.2% Advanced diploma / diploma 19.2%

Field of study

What people studied.

Qualifications in this area are spread across a few main fields, with agriculture and environment being the most common at 19.2%, followed by management and commerce at 17.3%.

Field of qualification

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Collendina splits fairly evenly between Agriculture & environment (26%) and Management & commerce (24%), with Engineering & related at 21%.

Agriculture & environment 19.2% Management & commerce 17.3% Engineering & related 15.4% Food, hospitality & personal services 9.6% Health 5.8% Education 5.8%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

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Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Collendina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10973/collendina/topic/education