38.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Huntingdon · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Huntingdon
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 38.9% of residents in Huntingdon finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This lack of formal schooling is reflected in the low rate of university degrees, meaning most adults here rely on trade certificates for their careers.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Fewer people finished high school here than in most areas, with Year 12 completion sitting 20 points below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Nearly 44% of residents listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Huntingdon, the largest group is Year 10 at 50%, followed by Year 12 (44%) and Year 11 (6%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 12% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.1% of the population.
12.0% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
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 Huntingdon, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications often studied management and commerce (21.6%), followed by engineering, society and culture, and building and architecture.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 47.62 schools per 1,000 children, which is among the highest for similar areas. The local options are all government primary schools, though the typical school is smaller than in most other areas.
47.62
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
103
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
946
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Huntingdon
2 schools — 206 students, average ICSEA 946.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Huntingdon Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 22 | 838 |
| Beechwood Public School, Wauchope | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 184 | 959 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Huntingdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11963/huntingdon/topic/education