24.0% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Comberton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Comberton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 35 percentage points separates Comberton from the rest of the country in school completion. Only 24% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The typical person in Comberton left school after Year 10, with 64% reaching that level. This explains why the 24% who finished Year 12 is among the lowest for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Comberton, Year 10 is the majority at 62%; Year 12 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
No adults in Comberton hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 27.8% seen across New South Wales.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Comberton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 29%, ahead of Food, hospitality & personal services (21%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are generally larger than average, with two-thirds being government run.
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).
415
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
981
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Comberton
6 schools — 2,490 students, average ICSEA 981.
By sector: Government 4 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Falls Creek Public School, Falls Creek | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 59 | 921 |
| Callala Public School, Callala Bay | Government | Primary | 6.7 km | 151 | 971 |
| Huskisson Public School, Huskisson | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 163 | 1,004 |
| Nowra Christian School, Nowra | Independent | Combined | 8.0 km | 572 | 1,033 |
| Shoalhaven High School, Nowra | Government | Secondary | 8.9 km | 610 | 862 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School, Nowra | Catholic | Secondary | 9.2 km | 935 | 1,028 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Comberton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10991/comberton/topic/education