35.7% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leeton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leeton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A lack of formal schooling shapes the daily lives of many in Leeton, where only 35.7% of residents finished Year 12. This is far below the national figure of 58.8%, making it a place where many adults leave school early. Higher education is also less common here than in most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 35.7% of people in Leeton completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. This is much lower than most areas, with 33.3% of residents listing Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Leeton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 11.4% of the population, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.8% of people.
11.4% ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Leeton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Leeton most often studied Engineering and related fields at 17.3%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 9 schools within 3 km, which is more than about 81% of similar areas. Most of these are government schools, and the average school size is 250 students.
4.23
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
9
Higher than 78% 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).
250
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leeton
9 schools — 2,248 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 6 · Catholic 2 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 5 · Secondary 2 · Combined 2
| Leeton Public School, Leeton | Government | Primary | 6.8 km | 258 | 976 |
| Leeton High School, Leeton | Government | Secondary | 6.8 km | 458 | 908 |
| Wamoon Public School, Leeton | Government | Primary | 7.5 km | 16 | 826 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Leeton | Catholic | Primary | 7.7 km | 353 | 1,030 |
| Parkview Public School, Leeton | Government | Primary | 8.4 km | 373 | 900 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Leeton, Leeton | Independent | Combined | 8.7 km | 26 | 977 |
| Gralee School, Leeton | Government | Combined | 8.7 km | 28 | 874 |
| St Francis De Sales Regional College, Leeton | Catholic | Secondary | 9.2 km | 666 | 1,018 |
| Yanco Public School, Yanco | Government | Primary | 12.5 km | 70 | 860 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leeton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12302/leeton/topic/education