28.9% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Long Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Long Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 28.9% of people in Long Point finished Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This reflects a broader trend in the area where fewer adults hold university degrees compared to most other places. Most residents have focused on practical training rather than higher education.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.9% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 28.9% of the population left school in Year 9 or below, while 24.4% finished Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →Long Point splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (35%), with Year 10 at 30%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by only 5.8% of adults, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.4% of residents.
5.8% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Long Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 84%; Bachelor degree is next at 16%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications have studied a variety of fields, with Engineering and related subjects being the most common at 25%. Health, Agriculture, and Education each account for a smaller portion of the total.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than those in about 59% of similar areas. This school has an average advantage score of 920, which is 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).
468
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
920
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Long Point
1 school — 468 students, average ICSEA 920.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Singleton Heights Public School, Singleton Heights | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 468 | 920 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Long Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12391/long-point/topic/education