28.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Langley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Langley Vale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 30 percentage points separates Langley Vale from the rest of the country in Year 12 completion. Only 28.8% of people here finished high school, which is far below the national figure. This pattern continues into higher education, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much lower than most areas at 28.8%, which is far below the state and national figures. About 30.3% of residents reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Langley Vale splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (32%) and Year 12 (31%), with Year 9 or below at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, over half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
4.2% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 Langley Vale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 87%; Graduate diploma / certificate is next at 13%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in food, hospitality and personal services at 13.9%. Engineering, education, and management and commerce each account for 11.1% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, though the typical school size of 49 is much lower than most areas. These schools also have an average advantage score of 918, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
49
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
918
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Langley Vale
2 schools — 98 students, average ICSEA 918.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Lansdowne Public School, Lansdowne | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 38 | 907 |
| Coopernook Public School, Coopernook | Government | Primary | 6.3 km | 60 | 925 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Langley Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12278/langley-vale/topic/education