48.9% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Marlo Merrican · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Marlo Merrican
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher education levels have become more prominent in Marlo Merrican, with 32.6% of adults now holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the national figure. While many residents have higher degrees, fewer people here finished Year 12 compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 48.9% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the New South Wales average of 58.9%. About 28.9% of the population stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Marlo Merrican, Year 12 is the majority at 63%; Year 10 is next at 37%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 32.6% of adults, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 42.3% of residents.
32.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
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 Marlo Merrican, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (36%) and Graduate diploma / certificate (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in this area are diverse, with the largest group being in Engineering and related fields at 34.6%. Health and Creative Arts both account for 19.2% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school within 3km, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. However, it is much smaller than most schools generally, with an average size of 24 students.
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).
24
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Marlo Merrican
1 school — 24 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rollands Plains Upper Public School, Rollands Plains | Government | Primary | 7.2 km | 24 | 939 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Marlo Merrican [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12505/marlo-merrican/topic/education