61.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crestwood · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crestwood
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 61% of residents in Crestwood have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This high level of schooling is matched by a strong proportion of adults holding university degrees. The area is well-qualified, with a mix of higher education and vocational training.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A little more than 61.4% of people have finished Year 12, a figure that is a little above both the New South Wales and national averages.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crestwood, Year 12 is the majority at 65%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 26.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure. The most common qualifications are Certificate III or IV at 25.4% and bachelor degrees at 24.1%.
26.7% ▲ +56.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Crestwood splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (30%) and Bachelor degree (28%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.6%, followed by society and culture at 15.2% and engineering at 12.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Crestwood has 9 schools within 3km, which is more than 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, and primary schools are the most common type.
3.68
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
385
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
998
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crestwood
9 schools — 3,466 students, average ICSEA 998.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 0.1 km | 387 | 988 |
| Queanbeyan High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 0.6 km | 448 | 967 |
| Finigan School of Distance Education, Queanbeyan | Government | Combined | 0.8 km | 84 | 1,067 |
| Karabar High School, Queanbeyan | Government | Secondary | 2.0 km | 723 | 982 |
| Queanbeyan Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 361 | 997 |
| Tirriwirri School, Karabar | Government | Combined | 2.1 km | 34 | 944 |
| Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 419 | 939 |
| St Gregory's Primary School, Queanbeyan | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 730 | 1,056 |
| Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 280 | 1,031 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crestwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11116/crestwood/topic/education