42.3% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 42.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ebenezer · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ebenezer
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Ebenezer have finished high school or university compared to the wider region. Only 42.3% of people completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This reflects a community where practical training and vocational skills are more common than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits far below the state and national figures, with only 42.3% of residents finishing. About 35.1% of people peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ebenezer, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (37%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Instead, nearly half of residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
11.7% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Ebenezer, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications here are mostly practical, with 19.3% in engineering and 12.8% in architecture and building. Management and commerce accounts for 14.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. All local schools are government-run, and the typical school is smaller than those in other areas.
4.55
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
156
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
992
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ebenezer
4 schools — 468 students, average ICSEA 992.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Ebenezer Public School, Ebenezer | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 85 | 995 |
| Brewongle Environmental Education Centre, Sackville North | Government | Combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Cattai Public School, Cattai | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 57 | 990 |
| Wilberforce Public School, Wilberforce | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 326 | 992 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ebenezer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11374/ebenezer/topic/education