30.6% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laughtondale · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Laughtondale
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 6.9% of adults in Laughtondale hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This area has a much lower level of formal education and university qualifications than most similar places.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national averages, with only 30.6% of residents finishing their final school year. The most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 35.3%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Laughtondale, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as the 6.9% rate is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. Instead, a third of residents hold a Certificate III or IV as their highest qualification.
6.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Laughtondale, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are Engineering (18.2%) and Architecture and building (12.7%), followed by Management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has two primary schools, though both are much smaller than average with just 38 students typically in a class. These government-run schools also have a much lower advantage score than most other 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).
38
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
948
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Laughtondale
2 schools — 75 students, average ICSEA 948.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Maroota Public School, Maroota | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 31 | 950 |
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 7.3 km | 44 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laughtondale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12290/laughtondale/topic/education