17.9% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lavadia · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lavadia
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Much lower education levels than most similar areas define Lavadia, where only 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This gap is seen across the board, with school completion rates and university qualifications falling far below both state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 17.9% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. The most common highest level of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 46.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lavadia, Year 10 is the majority at 72%; Year 12 is next at 28%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are uncommon in the area, with the 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher sitting far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Lavadia, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 38%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Society & culture at 23%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, though its average size of 32 students is much lower than most areas. This school also has one of the lowest average advantage scores among similar areas.
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).
32
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
869
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lavadia
1 school — 32 students, average ICSEA 869.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Tucabia Public School, Tucabia | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 32 | 869 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lavadia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12293/lavadia/topic/education