44.1% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.9%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lewis Ponds · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lewis Ponds
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Lewis Ponds have remained largely consistent over the last decade, though they stay well below state averages. Only 9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking this as an area where few residents have pursued university study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, with only 44.1% of people in Lewis Ponds finishing Year 12. Around 32% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lewis Ponds, the largest group is Year 12 at 46%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 11 (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Trade and vocational certificates are the most common achievement here, with 52.3% of people holding a Certificate III or IV. This helps explain why university degrees are so rare, at just 9% compared to the national figure of 26.3%.
9.0% ▼ -56.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
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 Lewis Ponds, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are Education at 23.1% and Management and Commerce at 20%. Engineering and related fields account for another 15.4% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are no schools located within 3 km of the area, which is a common trait shared by about 59% of similar places.
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lewis Ponds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12321/lewis-ponds/topic/education