30.8% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lake Conjola · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lake Conjola
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Lake Conjola than in the rest of the state, with only 30.8% completing Year 12. This gap is a defining feature of the area's education profile. While some residents hold higher degrees, the typical qualification is a trade certificate.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 30.8% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. The most common highest year of schooling is Year 10, reached by 43.6% of people.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lake Conjola, the largest group is Year 10 at 46%, followed by Year 12 (33%) and Year 9 or below (15%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
People with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, Certificate III and IV qualifications are the most common, held by 39.4% of the community.
12.9% ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 Lake Conjola, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies being the most common at 16.9%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km of the area, which is more than about 70% of similar places. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,021, which is higher than most areas.
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).
331
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,021
Higher 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 Lake Conjola
3 schools — 992 students, average ICSEA 1,021.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1
| Milton Public School, Milton | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 823 | 1,024 |
| St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Milton | Catholic | Primary | 6.5 km | 125 | 1,044 |
| Budawang School, Milton | Government | Combined | 7.0 km | 44 | 909 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lake Conjola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12252/lake-conjola/topic/education