32.6% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Martins Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Martins Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Forty per cent of adults in Martins Creek hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While many residents have vocational training, this community has a much lower rate of high school completion than most other areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 32.6% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and national figures of around 59%. The most common highest year of school finished is Year 10, at 36.6%.
Highest year of school
View on map →Martins Creek splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (42%) and Year 12 (37%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.8% of the population, a figure far below the state and national averages. Diplomas and advanced diplomas are held by a further 14.6% of residents.
12.8% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
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 Martins Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, with Engineering and Architecture and Building both accounting for 12.9% of degrees and certificates.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has a much higher number of schools per 1,000 children than most similar places, with three primary government schools within 3 km. These schools are typically much smaller than those in other areas, averaging 72 students.
13.16
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Martins Creek
3 schools — 215 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Martins Creek Public School, Martins Creek | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 5 | — |
| Paterson Public School, Paterson | Government | Primary | 5.6 km | 104 | 1,027 |
| Vacy Public School, Vacy | Government | Primary | 6.5 km | 106 | 946 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Martins Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12521/martins-creek/topic/education