24.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lansdowne · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lansdowne
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification in Lansdowne, where only 6.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This level of higher education is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Overall, the area has a much lower rate of formal schooling and university degrees compared to most other places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 24.5% of residents completing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, and the most common highest year of school reached here is Year 10 at 38.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lansdowne, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (28%) and Year 9 or below (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 6.1%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV, making up 33.1% of the total.
6.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 Lansdowne, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 27%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 13.4% and health at 12.6%. Other common fields include society and culture at 11.5% and engineering at 10%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lansdowne has 10.42 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. However, the average school size and advantage score are both much lower than most other areas, and the only local school is a government primary school.
10.42
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lansdowne
1 school — 38 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Lansdowne Public School, Lansdowne | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 38 | 907 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lansdowne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12282/lansdowne/topic/education