62.7% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eurongilly · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Eurongilly
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 62% of people in Eurongilly have completed Year 12, a figure well above the national average. This is a highly educated area where a large proportion of adults hold university degrees and the local schools have a high advantage score.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Finishing Year 12 is common here, with 62.7% of residents reaching this milestone. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales and the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eurongilly, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are much more common here than in most similar areas. About 31.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
31.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 31.7%
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 Eurongilly, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 44%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are most often in agriculture and the environment, which accounts for 28.9% of degrees. Other common fields include education at 20% and management and commerce at 17.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is among the smallest at its level with an average of 17 students. This school also has an advantage score of 1,017, which is higher than most areas.
35.71
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,017
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eurongilly
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 1,017.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Eurongilly Public School, Eurongilly | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 17 | 1,017 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eurongilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11469/eurongilly/topic/education