41.1% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lenaghan · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lenaghan
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer than half of adults in Lenaghan finished Year 12, reflecting a local trend toward trade and vocational skills over traditional academic paths. While university degrees are less common here than across the state, the area is served by several high-performing schools.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 41.1% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Many adults in the area left school earlier, with 39.3% finishing at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Lenaghan splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (43%) and Year 10 (41%), with Year 11 at 9%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 13.3% of adults, far below the national average of 26.3%. Instead, the area is heavily skewed toward vocational training, with 67.7% of qualified adults holding a Certificate III or IV.
13.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 Lenaghan, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study for qualified residents are Engineering and related fields at 22.6%, followed by Society and Culture at 19.4% and Management and Commerce at 16.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Lenaghan has four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are typically larger than most, with a high average advantage score of 1,051.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
417
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,051
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lenaghan
4 schools — 1,669 students, average ICSEA 1,051.
By sector: Government 3 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 3 · Combined 1
| Black Hill Public School, Black Hill | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 67 | 982 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College, Fletcher | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 860 | 1,085 |
| Glendore Public School, Maryland | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 609 | 1,019 |
| Minmi Public School, Minmi | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 133 | 1,018 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lenaghan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12311/lenaghan/topic/education