33.6% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leeville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leeville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 6% of adults in Leeville hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a broader trend in the area where formal schooling levels are much lower than in most other parts of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than in New South Wales or across Australia, with only 33.6% of residents doing so. About 32.7% of people stopped at Year 10, while 18% finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Leeville splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical qualification in Leeville is a Certificate III or IV, held by 45% of adults. This explains why the proportion of people with university degrees is far below the state and national averages.
6.0% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
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 Leeville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 18.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 16.3% and Society and culture at 15.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by a single government primary school, which is much smaller than schools in most other similar areas. This school has a lower advantage score than most.
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).
48
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
953
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leeville
1 school — 48 students, average ICSEA 953.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Leeville Public School, Leeville | Government | Primary | 4.8 km | 48 | 953 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leeville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12304/leeville/topic/education