48.7% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Horsley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Horsley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school or university in Horsley compared to the state and national figures. While nearly half of residents completed Year 12, bachelor degrees are much less common here than across New South Wales.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.7% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is higher than most similar areas, though 31% of people stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Horsley, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 32%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Bachelor degrees or higher are held by 16.3% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Trade certificates are the most common qualification, held by 41.4% of residents.
16.3% ▲ +53.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Horsley, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 20.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 18.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 8 schools within 3 km, though this is among the lowest number of schools per 1,000 children. Most of these are government primary schools, with an average school size of 561 students, which is much higher than most areas.
0.47
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
561
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
971
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Horsley
8 schools — 4,491 students, average ICSEA 971.
By sector: Government 7 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 2
| Dapto Public School, Horsley | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 790 | 1,006 |
| Dapto High School, Dapto | Government | Secondary | 1.5 km | 988 | 968 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Dapto | Catholic | Primary | 2.4 km | 623 | 1,038 |
| Lakelands Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 370 | 952 |
| Kanahooka High School, Kanahooka | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 581 | 912 |
| Mount Brown Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 346 | 975 |
| Koonawarra Public School, Dapto | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 192 | 838 |
| Hayes Park Public School, Kanahooka | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 601 | 972 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Horsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11949/horsley/topic/education