54.7% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Corndale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Corndale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more adults in Corndale hold university degrees than in most similar areas. While a smaller proportion finished high school compared to the state average, the area has a high rate of higher education, with nearly 28% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Corndale, Year 12 is the majority at 59%; Year 10 is next at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 27.9%, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average.
27.9% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Corndale splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (34%) and Bachelor degree (32%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with engineering and related studies being the most common at 15.1%, followed by society and culture at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Corndale has more schools per 1,000 children than most similar areas, though these government-run schools are much smaller than usual with an average size of 50 students.
15.87
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
50
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,036
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Corndale
5 schools — 201 students, average ICSEA 1,036.
By sector: Government 5
By type: Primary 4 · Combined 1
| Corndale Public School, Corndale | Government | Primary | 0.9 km | 23 | 998 |
| Rosebank Public School, Rosebank | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 20 | 989 |
| Clunes Public School, Clunes | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 86 | 1,056 |
| Dunoon Public School, Dunoon | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 72 | 1,037 |
| Dorroughby Environmental Education Centre, Dorroughby | Government | Combined | 5.6 km | — | — |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Corndale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11076/corndale/topic/education