28.5% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manilla · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Manilla
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in Manilla, held by 39% of adults. This is a place where a smaller proportion of people have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state and nation.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 28.5% of residents have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10 at 33.9%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manilla, the largest group is Year 10 at 38%, followed by Year 12 (32%) and Year 9 or below (24%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the national average of 26.3%. This trend is consistent with the low rate of high school completion.
7.4% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 7.4%
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 Manilla, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 17%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related studies at 14.8%, followed by Health at 13.8% and Management and commerce at 10.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Manilla has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the average school size of 162 is lower than usual. The local schools are split evenly between government and Catholic sectors.
5.08
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
162
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
878
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manilla
2 schools — 323 students, average ICSEA 878.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 1 · Combined 1
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Manilla | Catholic | Primary | 1.8 km | 79 | 948 |
| Manilla Central School, Manilla | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 244 | 855 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12484/manilla/topic/education