35.4% ▲ +15.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 35.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Leycester · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Leycester
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Leycester have shifted over the years, though high school completion remains a challenge. Only 35.4% of people here finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. While many residents leave school early, a fair few adults have gone on to achieve higher qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far below the state average here, with only 35.4% finishing. The most common highest year of school reached is Year 10, at 40.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Leycester, the largest group is Year 10 at 43%, followed by Year 12 (37%) and Year 9 or below (14%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 17.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 37.5% of residents.
17.2% ▲ +76.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 Leycester, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 45%, followed by Bachelor degree (19%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Health is the most common field of study for qualified residents at 20.3%, followed by society and culture at 14.1%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has one government primary school, which is much smaller than most others with an average size of 36 students. Its average advantage score of 942 is also much lower than most areas.
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).
36
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
942
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Leycester
1 school — 36 students, average ICSEA 942.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Blakebrook Public School, Blakebrook | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 36 | 942 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Leycester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12323/leycester/topic/education