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Education & Qualifications in Halfway Creek

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer residents in Halfway Creek have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 32.1% of people finished Year 12, which is a huge gap compared to the national figure of 58.8%. This trend carries through to higher education, where the area has a much lower rate of degrees than the rest of the state.

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Where Halfway Creek sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

11.5% ▲ +81.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Halfway Creek — lower than 63% of areas.

Halfway Creek11.5%
2460, NSW 10.4%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Completing Year 12 is far below the New South Wales average, with only 32.1% of people reaching that milestone. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 34.7%.

Completed Year 12

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32.1% ▲ +55.4%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Halfway Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (39%) and Year 12 (36%), with Year 9 or below at 21%.

Year 10 34.7% Year 12 32.1% Year 9 or below 18.4% Year 11 3.7%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Higher education is less common here, as only 11.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, though 40.5% of residents have a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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11.5% ▲ +81.5%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Halfway Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.

Certificate III / IV 40.5% Bachelor degree 15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma 9.9% Postgraduate degree 3.3% Certificate I / II 2.5%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of qualification are Engineering and related subjects at 25.6%, followed by Society and Culture at 17.4% and Management and Commerce at 11.6%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is smaller than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Halfway Creek — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Halfway Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11838/halfway-creek/topic/education