47.5% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 47.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ellis Lane · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ellis Lane
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
High school completion rates are notably low in Ellis Lane, where only 47.5% of people finished Year 12. This is far below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, though the area's adults are more likely to hold degrees than those in most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. Roughly 34.3% of the population finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ellis Lane, the largest group is Year 12 at 50%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a rate higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37% of residents.
20.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 Ellis Lane, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 43%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common areas of study at 21.5%, followed by management and commerce at 18.2% and education at 12.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are larger and have a much higher advantage score than most areas, with seven schools within 3 km. About 71.4% of these are primary schools, split evenly between government and independent sectors.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
493
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,062
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ellis Lane
7 schools — 3,448 students, average ICSEA 1,062.
By sector: Independent 3 · Government 3 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Mater Dei School, Camden | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 129 | 993 |
| Aspect Macarthur School, Cobbitty | Independent | Primary | 2.1 km | 135 | 1,032 |
| Cobbitty Public School, Cobbitty | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 360 | 1,021 |
| Camden Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 313 | 1,041 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Camden | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 622 | 1,047 |
| Camden South Public School, Camden | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 712 | 1,021 |
| Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty | Independent | Combined | 4.5 km | 1,177 | 1,125 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ellis Lane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11408/ellis-lane/topic/education