49.4% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
March · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in March
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 10 percentage points fewer people in March finished Year 12 compared to the state and national figures. While the area performs better than many similar places, it still lags behind broader trends in schooling and higher degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 49.4% of residents completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. Roughly a quarter of the population reached Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In March, Year 12 is the majority at 53%; Year 10 is next at 27%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 19.0% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average of 26.3%. The most common qualification here is a Certificate III or IV, held by 47.2% of residents.
19.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 March, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 50%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are led by engineering and related fields at 22.6%, followed by architecture and building at 18.9%. Other common areas of study include management and commerce, as well as education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The local primary school is a government facility with an average size of 74 students, which is much lower than most areas. The average school advantage score of 961 is also lower than in most similar places.
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).
74
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
961
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving March
1 school — 74 students, average ICSEA 961.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Clergate Public School, Clergate | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 74 | 961 |
Sources
More for March
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in March [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12496/march/topic/education