28.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Loxford · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Loxford
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 28.6% of Loxford residents completed Year 12, a figure that is far below the national average. This low level of secondary schooling is reflected in the qualification rates, where few adults hold a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Far fewer people in Loxford finished high school compared to the rest of Australia, with a 30 point gap below the national figure. About 22.9% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10, while 14.3% left at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Loxford, the largest group is Year 12 at 34%, followed by Year 10 (28%) and Year 11 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 11.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% typical across Australia.
11.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 11.4%
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 Loxford, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Certificate I / II (29%) and Bachelor degree (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Health at 42%, ahead of Management & commerce (42%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are seven schools within 3km, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. Most are primary schools and 71.4% are government run, though the average school advantage score is much lower than in most areas.
7
Higher than 75% 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).
320
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
907
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Loxford
7 schools — 2,238 students, average ICSEA 907.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 6 · Secondary 1
| Kurri Kurri High School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Secondary | 1.8 km | 917 | 894 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School, Kurri Kurri | Catholic | Primary | 2.7 km | 186 | 994 |
| Weston Public School, Weston | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 270 | 882 |
| Kurri Kurri Public School, Kurri Kurri | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 574 | 891 |
| Stanford Merthyr Infants School, Stanford Merthyr | Government | Primary | 3.3 km | 54 | 950 |
| Pelaw Main Public School, Pelaw Main | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 115 | 901 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain | Catholic | Primary | 4.6 km | 122 | 991 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Loxford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12425/loxford/topic/education