36.0% ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crookwell · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crookwell
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Crookwell, held by 40.2% of residents. This is an area where formal schooling levels are far below the state and national figures, with only 36% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Crookwell finished Year 12 compared to the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About a third of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 16.3% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Crookwell splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (39%) and Year 10 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 10.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Diplomas and advanced diplomas are held by 15.2% of the community.
10.4% ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
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 Crookwell, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 52%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 14.5%, followed by management and commerce at 13.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Crookwell has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, with three schools within 3 km. These are smaller than typical schools and are split between government (66.7%) and Catholic (33.3%) providers.
7.48
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
182
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Crookwell
3 schools — 546 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Crookwell High School, Crookwell | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 182 | 940 |
| Crookwell Public School, Crookwell | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 220 | 963 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Crookwell | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 144 | 1,005 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crookwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11124/crookwell/topic/education