52.9% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 51.2%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Grose Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Grose Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Grose Vale have shifted over the last decade, though a gap remains compared to broader trends. While more residents hold qualifications than in most similar areas, the typical person's highest school year is still well below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Just over half of residents, 52.9%, finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 58.8% national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Grose Vale, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 20.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 27.8%.
20.6% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 Grose Vale, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are led by Engineering and related fields at 19.9%, followed by Management and Commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Grose Vale has seven schools within 3km, more than 79% of similar areas, with government primary schools making up the bulk of the sector.
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).
273
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,005
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Grose Vale
7 schools — 1,913 students, average ICSEA 1,005.
By sector: Government 6 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Grose View Public School, Grose Vale | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 265 | 1,005 |
| Kuyper Christian School, Kurrajong | Independent | Combined | 2.9 km | 201 | 1,032 |
| Kurrajong Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 139 | 1,051 |
| Colo High School, North Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.7 km | 807 | 1,001 |
| Kurmond Public School, Kurmond | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 125 | 982 |
| Richmond North Public School, North Richmond | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 309 | 984 |
| Kurrajong North Public School, Kurrajong Hills | Government | Primary | 5.5 km | 67 | 1,018 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Grose Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11791/grose-vale/topic/education