47.1% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Huskisson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Huskisson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Huskisson have seen a shift, with the proportion of adults holding bachelor degrees now much higher than in most similar areas. While university qualifications are common, far fewer people here have finished Year 12 compared to the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. About 28.6% of people listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Huskisson, Year 12 is the majority at 51%; Year 10 is next at 31%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Around 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Australian average of 26.3%. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 28.9% of residents.
23.5% ▲ +58.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 Huskisson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (30%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (16%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 14.4%, followed by engineering and related fields at 12.8% and education at 11.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Huskisson has 10.42 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas, with all three local schools being government-run. These schools are typically larger than those in most similar areas, though they have lower average advantage scores.
10.42
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
447
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
956
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Huskisson
3 schools — 1,341 students, average ICSEA 956.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Huskisson Public School, Huskisson | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 163 | 1,004 |
| Vincentia Public School, Vincentia | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 251 | 1,012 |
| Vincentia High School, Vincentia | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 927 | 933 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Huskisson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11973/huskisson/topic/education