33.3% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grahamstown · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grahamstown
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33.3% of people in Grahamstown have completed Year 12, a figure that is far below both the state and national averages. This gap in school completion is reflected in the local qualification levels, which are lower than most similar areas. The community relies heavily on vocational training rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 28.1% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, and another 28.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grahamstown, the largest group is Year 12 at 37%, followed by Year 10 (31%) and Year 9 or below (31%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.7% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, accounting for 66.7% of qualifications.
11.7% ▲ +64.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 Grahamstown, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 74%; Bachelor degree is next at 26%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are led by Engineering and related fields at 43.3%, followed by Agriculture and environment and Society and culture, which both stand at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one primary government school, which is much smaller than most areas with an average size of 24 students. This school has an average advantage score of 929, which is much 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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
929
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grahamstown
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 929.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Adelong Public School, Adelong | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 24 | 929 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grahamstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11741/grahamstown/topic/education