53.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laffing Waters · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laffing Waters
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education has become more common in Laffing Waters, where 28% of adults now hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure. While university degrees are common, the area has a lower rate of Year 12 completion than the state and national averages.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 53.5% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales and national figures. Roughly 36.6% of the population finished school at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laffing Waters, Year 12 is the majority at 55%; Year 10 is next at 38%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 28% of adults, which is a little above the Australian average. Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, making up 31% of the total.
28.0% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Laffing Waters splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (43%) and Bachelor degree (40%), with Postgraduate degree at 10%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 24.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 15.5%. Architecture, building, health and education each account for 8.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Laffing Waters has three schools within 3km, more than 70% of similar areas. These schools are typically much larger than those in other areas, though they have a much lower average advantage score.
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).
550
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
944
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Laffing Waters
3 schools — 1,650 students, average ICSEA 944.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso, Kelso | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 463 | 1,028 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus, Kelso | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 813 | 936 |
| Kelso Public School, Kelso | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 374 | 859 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laffing Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12242/laffing-waters/topic/education