34.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Duckenfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Duckenfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 34.7% of residents in Duckenfield finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This gap in school completion is reflected in the qualifications of adults, with very few holding university degrees. Most of the local workforce relies on trade certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion rates are far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 36.1% of residents finished Year 10, while 31.9% left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →Duckenfield splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (33%) and Year 12 (32%), with Year 9 or below at 29%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up only 8.5% of the population, which is far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification, held by 60% of residents.
8.5% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Duckenfield, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 68%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are Engineering and related trades at 25.7%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 20%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3km, though they are much smaller than most other areas with an average size of 49 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
49
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
908
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Duckenfield
2 schools — 98 students, average ICSEA 908.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Millers Forest Public School, Millers Forest | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 60 | 920 |
| Mount Kanwary Public School, Osterley | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 38 | 888 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Duckenfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11301/duckenfield/topic/education