57.9% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Louth · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Louth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
No adults in Louth hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below both the state and national averages. While the area has a high rate of Year 12 completion compared to similar places, higher education qualifications are almost entirely absent. This creates a distinct gap between basic school completion and university-level study.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 57.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. This is roughly the same as the national figure and just a little below the New South Wales average.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Louth, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 9 or below is next at 23%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher qualifications are rare here, with 0% of adults holding a bachelor degree. This is far below the New South Wales average of 27.8%, with most qualified residents holding a Certificate III or IV.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Louth, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 69%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 31%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in food, hospitality and personal services at 21.9%. Engineering, management and commerce follow, each accounting for 15.6% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Louth has one small government primary school, with a typical size of just 8 students. This school has an average advantage score of 923, 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).
8
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
923
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Louth
1 school — 8 students, average ICSEA 923.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Louth Public School, Louth | Government | Primary | 25.6 km | 8 | 923 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Louth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12403/louth/topic/education