33.3% ▲ +26.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Londonderry · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Londonderry
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 33.3% of residents in Londonderry finished Year 12, a figure far below the national average. This reflects a local trend where few adults have university degrees. Most people here hold trade certificates instead of higher academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is much lower than in most areas, with only 33.3% finishing Year 12. This is 26 points below the New South Wales and national figures, and 38.7% of residents peaked at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Londonderry, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 8.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common high-level qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 46.6% of the population.
8.6% ▲ +54.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
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 Londonderry, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Londonderry are most often in Engineering and related fields at 21.4%. Management and commerce follow at 15.9%, while Architecture and building account for 10.0% of certificates and degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 16 schools within 3 km, which is more than 87% of similar areas, though there are much fewer schools per 1,000 children than usual. Government schools make up 62.5% of the sector.
1.27
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
16
Higher than 86% 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).
442
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,004
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Londonderry
16 schools — 7,067 students, average ICSEA 1,004.
By sector: Government 10 · Catholic 4 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 10 · Secondary 4 · Combined 2
| Londonderry Public School, Londonderry | Government | Primary | 0.8 km | 235 | 939 |
| Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 11 | 1,098 |
| St Paul's Grammar School, Cranebrook | Independent | Combined | 5.0 km | 824 | 1,121 |
| Bligh Park Public School, Bligh Park | Government | Primary | 5.2 km | 283 | 933 |
| Hobartville Public School, Hobartville | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 355 | 959 |
| Bede Polding College, South Windsor | Catholic | Secondary | 5.7 km | 1,101 | 1,007 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 6.0 km | 750 | 987 |
| Llandilo Public School, Llandilo | Government | Primary | 6.0 km | 155 | 941 |
| Chisholm Catholic Primary School, Bligh Park | Catholic | Primary | 6.2 km | 411 | 1,005 |
| Castlereagh Public School, Castlereagh | Government | Primary | 6.2 km | 126 | 968 |
| The Lakes Christian College, Castlereagh | Independent | Combined | 6.3 km | 330 | 1,022 |
| Henry Fulton Public School, Cranebrook | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 219 | 998 |
| Xavier College, Llandilo | Catholic | Secondary | 6.8 km | 1,185 | 1,025 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School, Cranebrook | Catholic | Primary | 6.8 km | 518 | 1,025 |
| Windsor Park Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 6.9 km | 231 | 949 |
| Windsor South Public School, South Windsor | Government | Primary | 7.1 km | 333 | 858 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Londonderry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12384/londonderry/topic/education