40.3% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Ilarwill · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Ilarwill
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people in Ilarwill finish high school than in most other areas, with only 40.3% completing Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While many adults hold vocational certificates, the area generally has lower formal qualification levels than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. For many residents, the highest year of school completed was Year 10 (33.9%) or Year 9 and below (15.1%).
Highest year of school
View on map →In Ilarwill, the largest group is Year 12 at 41%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 14.7% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.6% of the community.
14.7% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.7%
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 Ilarwill, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across various fields, with Engineering and Society & Culture both being the most common at 12.2% each, followed by Food, Hospitality & Personal Services at 9.8%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are five schools within 3 km, which is more than about 75% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and independent sectors, with a school advantage score lower than most areas.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
270
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Ilarwill
5 schools — 1,350 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Maclean High School, Maclean | Government | Secondary | 3.3 km | 689 | 959 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Maclean | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 135 | 1,019 |
| Maclean Public School, Maclean | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 198 | 908 |
| Pacific Valley Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 277 | 985 |
| Valley Hope Christian School, Townsend | Independent | Combined | 4.9 km | 51 | 951 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Ilarwill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11978/ilarwill/topic/education