43.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellerston · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ellerston
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Ellerston have remained quite low compared to wider trends. Only 4.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion sits at 43.3%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Around 34.6% of residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ellerston, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (39%) and Year 11 (7%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is uncommon here, with only 4.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 34.6% of the group.
4.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Ellerston, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 60%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Agricultural and environmental studies are the most common qualifications at 23.1%, followed by food, hospitality and personal services at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school with an average size of just 11 students, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This school has a much lower advantage score than most others.
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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
935
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ellerston
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 935.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Ellerston Public School, Ellerston | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 11 | 935 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11407/ellerston/topic/education