45.7% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Croobyar · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Croobyar
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher qualification rates than most similar areas define Croobyar, though school completion remains low. While 23% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, only 45.7% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of the community (45.7%) completed Year 12, a result far below both the New South Wales and national figures. About 26.4% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Croobyar, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 23% of adults, which is much higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 28.3%.
23.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Croobyar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 34%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 16.2%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3 km, more than 70% of similar areas, with an average school advantage score that is higher than most. Two-thirds of these are government primary schools.
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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Croobyar
3 schools — 992 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 125 | 1,044 |
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 4.3 km | 44 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Croobyar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11122/croobyar/topic/education