30.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Greenlands · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Greenlands
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Greenlands than in most other similar areas, with only 30.8% completing Year 12. While a fair number of adults hold degrees, the area is mostly defined by people with trade certificates. This creates a qualification profile that sits well below the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of schooling for people here is Year 10, at 46.2%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Greenlands, Year 10 is the majority at 55%; Year 12 is next at 37%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 16.5% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Trade qualifications are very common, with nearly half of residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
16.5% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
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 Greenlands, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common qualifications here at 32.8%. Management and commerce (16.4%) and society and culture (14.8%) are also frequent choices.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. This school is smaller than most others and has a much lower average advantage score than typical schools.
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).
56
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
910
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Greenlands
1 school — 56 students, average ICSEA 910.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mount Pleasant Public School, Singleton | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 56 | 910 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Greenlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11771/greenlands/topic/education