67.9% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crackenback · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crackenback
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 68% of residents in Crackenback have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a third of adults hold a university degree, making it stand out compared to most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is high here, with 67.9% of people finishing Year 12. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crackenback, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common, as 32.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%.
32.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 32.3%
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 Crackenback, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 36%, followed by Certificate III / IV (30%) and Postgraduate degree (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 14.9%, followed by engineering at 9.9% and society and culture at 9.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Crackenback has three schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,054, which is much higher than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
343
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,054
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crackenback
3 schools — 1,029 students, average ICSEA 1,054.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 1 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Jindabyne Public School, Jindabyne | Government | Primary | 8.6 km | 283 | 1,032 |
| Jindabyne High School, Jindabyne | Government | Secondary | 8.6 km | 277 | 1,009 |
| Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Jindabyne | Independent | Combined | 8.8 km | 469 | 1,093 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crackenback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11103/crackenback/topic/education