19.7% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Manning Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Manning Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer residents in Manning Point have finished high school or university than in most similar areas. Only 6.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. This is a community where many people have left school early or hold vocational certificates.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 19.7% of people finishing Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, and nearly 40% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Manning Point, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 9 or below (27%) and Year 12 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are rare here, as the 6.4% rate for bachelor degrees is much lower than most areas. Instead, over half of qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.
6.4% ▼ -36.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Manning Point, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 64%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 14%.
Field of study
What people studied.
For those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 23.3%, followed by management and commerce at 16.5% and health at 11.7%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is smaller than most schools in similar areas. This local school also has a lower advantage score than most.
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).
83
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
949
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Manning Point
1 school — 83 students, average ICSEA 949.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Harrington Public School, Harrington | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 83 | 949 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Manning Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12488/manning-point/topic/education