32.0% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 32.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lemon Tree Passage · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lemon Tree Passage
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents in Lemon Tree Passage have completed secondary school compared to most other areas. Only 32% of people finished Year 12, which is well below the national figure. This pattern is reflected in the local qualifications, where the proportion of adults with a university degree is also much lower than the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below both the state and national figures, with only 32% of residents finishing school. The most common highest year of schooling reached here is Year 10, at 38.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lemon Tree Passage, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 10% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.9% of residents.
10.0% ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 Lemon Tree Passage, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 56%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 15.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary government schools within 3 km of the area. These schools are smaller than most others in similar areas and have a school advantage score that is much lower than most.
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).
192
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lemon Tree Passage
2 schools — 384 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Tanilba Bay Public School, Tanilba Bay | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 354 | 901 |
| Bobs Farm Public School, Bobs Farm | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 30 | 979 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lemon Tree Passage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12309/lemon-tree-passage/topic/education