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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).
Higher Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Higher Macdonald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational opportunities have remained limited in Higher Macdonald, where no schools are located within 3 km of residents. This lack of local facilities means students must travel elsewhere for their schooling.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
The most common highest year of school is Year 10 at 61%, ahead of Year 12 (22%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Higher Macdonald, Year 10 is the majority at 73%; Year 12 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The most common highest qualification level is Certificate III / IV at 40%, ahead of Bachelor degree (33%).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Higher Macdonald, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 33%, followed by Bachelor degree (28%) and Certificate I / II (22%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 40%, ahead of Architecture & building (27%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are currently no schools within 3 km of the area, which is a smaller number of facilities than about 59% of similar places.
Sources
- 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 Higher Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11908/higher-macdonald/topic/education