32.4% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Lower Macdonald · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Lower Macdonald
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents have completed secondary school or university in Lower Macdonald compared to most similar areas. Only 32.4% of people finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure. This trend extends to higher education, where the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is also much lower than typical for the region.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completing Year 12 is far less common here than across Australia, with only 32.4% of people reaching this milestone. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 40.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Lower Macdonald, the largest group is Year 10 at 45%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon in Lower Macdonald, where just 11.1% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%, with Certificate III or IV being the most typical qualification at 44%.
11.1% ▲ +73.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Lower Macdonald, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are Engineering and related fields at 21.6%, followed by Management and commerce at 17.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two government primary schools within 3 km, which is more than about 66% of similar areas. These schools are much smaller than most others, with a typical size of just 29 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
29
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
963
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Lower Macdonald
2 schools — 57 students, average ICSEA 963.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Wisemans Ferry Public School, Wisemans Ferry | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 44 | 946 |
| Macdonald Valley Public School, Central Macdonald | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 13 | 1,020 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Lower Macdonald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12417/lower-macdonald/topic/education