57.3% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.9%
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Far Meadow · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Far Meadow
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
University degrees are common in Far Meadow, where 31.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This high level of qualification is well above the national figure, suggesting a professional and highly educated resident base.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the state and national figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Far Meadow, Year 12 is the majority at 62%; Year 10 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is well qualified, with 31.4% holding a bachelor degree or higher—a result well above the New South Wales figure. This includes 26.8% with a bachelor degree and 10.5% with a postgraduate degree.
31.4% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 31.4%
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 Far Meadow, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (24%) and Certificate III / IV (23%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualifications here are in society and culture (20.9%) or management and commerce (19.6%), followed by education at 16.3% and engineering at 14.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most areas. This school has an advantage score of 1,021, which is higher 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).
180
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Far Meadow
1 school — 180 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Shoalhaven Heads Public School, Shoalhaven Heads | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 180 | 1,021 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Far Meadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11491/far-meadow/topic/education