48.1% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Luskintyre · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Luskintyre
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in Luskintyre compared to the rest of the country. While 48.1% of residents completed Year 12, this is 11 percentage points lower than the national figure. The area has a mix of qualifications, though it trails well behind New South Wales in the number of people with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 35.6% of people in Luskintyre list Year 10 as their highest year of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Luskintyre, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (36%) and Year 11 (8%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.5% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas but still well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 36.1% of residents.
17.5% ▲ +76.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 Luskintyre, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 41%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for qualified residents are engineering and related subjects at 18.5%, followed by management and commerce at 17.6%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four schools within 3 km, which is more than 73% of similar areas. These schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors, with three out of the four being primary schools.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
483
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
991
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Luskintyre
4 schools — 1,930 students, average ICSEA 991.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 3 · Secondary 1
| Lochinvar Public School, Lochinvar | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 194 | 965 |
| St Joseph's College, Lochinvar | Catholic | Secondary | 4.2 km | 973 | 996 |
| St Patrick's Primary School, Lochinvar | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 577 | 1,009 |
| Greta Public School, Greta | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 186 | 935 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Luskintyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12432/luskintyre/topic/education