66.5% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 38% of adults in Leura hold a bachelor degree or higher, placing the area among the most qualified in the country. This high level of education is reflected in the local school results, where high school completion is well above the national figure. It is an area where a large proportion of the population has pursued significant further study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher than most areas, with 66.5% of residents finishing school. This is well above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leura, Year 12 is the majority at 70%; Year 10 is next at 20%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area has a very high rate of university education, with 37.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far above the Australian average of 26.3%.
37.7% ▲ +43.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 37.7%
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 Leura, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 34%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (20%) and Postgraduate degree (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Most qualified residents have studied society and culture (17.8%) or management and commerce (15.4%), followed by health and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score that is much higher than most areas. While there are 8 schools within 3km, the number of schools per 1,000 children is lower than most areas.
1.87
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
8
Higher than 77% 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).
308
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,063
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leura
8 schools — 2,462 students, average ICSEA 1,063.
By sector: Government 5 · Independent 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 5 · Combined 2 · Secondary 1
| Leura Public School, Leura | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 199 | 1,055 |
| Katoomba North Public School, Katoomba | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 128 | 986 |
| Katoomba Public School, Katoomba | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 210 | 1,035 |
| St Canice's Primary School, Katoomba | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 67 | 1,020 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 512 | 1,140 |
| Katoomba High School, Katoomba | Government | Secondary | 3.0 km | 862 | 1,034 |
| Wentworth Falls Public School, Wentworth Falls | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 370 | 1,074 |
| Kindlehill School, Wentworth Falls | Independent | Combined | 3.4 km | 114 | 1,077 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12318/leura/topic/education