58.6% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Harefield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Harefield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 31% of adults in Harefield hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This makes the area much more qualified than most similar places. While school completion rates are about the same as the rest of Australia, the high proportion of university degrees stands out.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 58.6% of residents finished Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and roughly equal to the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Harefield, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are common here, with 31.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national figure and the 27.8% average for New South Wales.
31.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 31.2%
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 Harefield, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 41%, followed by Certificate III / IV (32%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Harefield are spread across several fields, with health being the most common at 22.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.8% and agriculture and environment at 13.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. However, the typical school here is smaller than most, and the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
167
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Harefield
3 schools — 502 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| St Joseph's Primary School, Junee | Catholic | Primary | 11.5 km | 147 | 985 |
| Junee Public School, Junee | Government | Primary | 11.6 km | 118 | 906 |
| Junee High School, Junee | Government | Secondary | 12.3 km | 237 | 922 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Harefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11860/harefield/topic/education