48.6% ▲ +95.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Crowdy Head · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Crowdy Head
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 33% of adults in Crowdy Head hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the national figure. This creates a unique profile where high-level university qualifications are common, despite a much lower percentage of residents completing Year 12 compared to the rest of the state.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below both the New South Wales and national figures by about 10 points. Other common highest school levels include Year 10 at 26.4% and Year 11 at 4.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Crowdy Head, Year 12 is the majority at 61%; Year 10 is next at 33%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a high proportion of university-educated adults, with 32.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. Other common qualifications include Certificate III or IV at 28.1% and advanced diplomas or diplomas at 17.5%.
32.9% ▲ +300.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Crowdy Head, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 32%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with management and commerce being the most common at 14.0%. Natural and physical sciences, engineering, and education each account for 12.3% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most other schools in similar areas. This school also has a lower average advantage score than most.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
83
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower 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 Crowdy Head
1 school — 83 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Harrington Public School, Harrington | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 83 | 949 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Crowdy Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11131/crowdy-head/topic/education