16.7% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellerslie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ellerslie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Very few people in Ellerslie have finished high school or university, which shapes the local workforce. Only 16.7% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This lack of formal schooling is mirrored in the small number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 16.7% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 23.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ellerslie, the largest group is Year 10 at 33%, followed by Year 12 (23%) and Year 9 or below (23%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 7.1% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 20% of residents.
7.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 Ellerslie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 57%; Bachelor degree is next at 43%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with society and culture being the most common at 25%. Health, engineering, and agriculture and environment each account for 15% to 20% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one primary school, which is government-run and much smaller than most other schools. This school has an advantage score of 967, which is lower than most areas.
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).
20
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
967
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 Ellerslie
1 school — 20 students, average ICSEA 967.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Palinyewah Public School, Ellerslie | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 20 | 967 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellerslie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11406/ellerslie/topic/education