62.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Laverstock · Suburb / Locality
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people have finished high school in Laverstock than in most similar areas. Around 62.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is well above the national figure. This high level of school completion sets a strong foundation for the local workforce.
Highest year of school completed.
A high 62.5% of people finished Year 12, which is well above the 58.8% national average. No one in the area stopped their schooling at Year 9 or below.
62.5% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
In Laverstock, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
One in four adults holds a bachelor degree or higher. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
25.0% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
In Laverstock, the largest group is Advanced diploma / diploma at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (28%).
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Management & commerce at 39%, ahead of Health (17%).
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller than about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Laverstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12295/laverstock/topic/education