21.9% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Irvington · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Irvington
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 37 percentage points separates Irvington from the state and national figures for Year 12 completion. This makes the area stand out for having a very low proportion of residents who finished high school. Most adults here have not attained university degrees, with only 4.8% holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 21.9% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Instead, 32.8% of residents left school in Year 9 or earlier.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Irvington, the largest group is Year 9 or below at 38%, followed by Year 12 (25%) and Year 11 (20%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is rare here, with the typical adult holding a Certificate III or IV. Only 4.8% have a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
4.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
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 Irvington, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 86%; Bachelor degree is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Irvington are most common in management and commerce at 22.6%, followed by engineering and agriculture, which both sit at 19.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than about 73% of similar areas. These schools are larger than most and have an average advantage score of 924, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
507
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
924
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Irvington
4 schools — 2,026 students, average ICSEA 924.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 2
| Casino Public School, Casino | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 428 | 860 |
| St Mary's Catholic College, Casino | Catholic | Secondary | 5.2 km | 425 | 985 |
| St Mary's Primary School, Casino | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 606 | 981 |
| Casino High School, Casino | Government | Secondary | 5.8 km | 567 | 866 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Irvington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11996/irvington/topic/education