36.0% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marks Point · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marks Point
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Marks Point finished Year 12 compared to the rest of the country, with only 36% completing their secondary schooling. This gap of 23 points against the national figure defines the local education profile. Most residents hold vocational qualifications rather than university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 36% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school finished here is Year 10, at 37.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Marks Point splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (41%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
About 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average. Instead, the most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 39.5% of residents.
15.3% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 Marks Point, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 16.4%, followed by Management and Commerce at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 6 schools within 3km, which is more than about 77% of similar areas. All of these are primary schools, and the majority (83.3%) are government run.
3.29
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
6
Higher than 74% 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).
153
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marks Point
6 schools — 918 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 5 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 6
| Marks Point Public School, Marks Point | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 141 | 935 |
| Blacksmiths Public School, Blacksmiths | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 103 | 1,004 |
| Pelican Flat Public School, Pelican | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 94 | 981 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School, Belmont | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 124 | 1,048 |
| Swansea Public School, Swansea | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 199 | 923 |
| Belmont Public School, Belmont | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 257 | 956 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marks Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12502/marks-point/topic/education