45.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Maryland · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Maryland
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Education levels in Maryland have seen a shift since 2011, though a gap remains between school completion and higher degrees. While nearly 23% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, far fewer people finished high school compared to the rest of the state. This creates a mixed educational profile for the area.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Less than half of residents, 45.9%, have completed Year 12. This is far below the New South Wales and national figures, which both sit around 59%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Maryland, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is 23.0%, which is much higher than most similar areas, though still well below the state and national figures.
23.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Maryland, Bachelor degree is the majority at 61%; Certificate III / IV is next at 39%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across various fields, with the most common being food, hospitality and personal services at 17.5%, followed by health at 12.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Maryland has two government primary schools within 3km, though they are among the smallest in the region with a typical size of just 18 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
18
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
930
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Maryland
2 schools — 36 students, average ICSEA 930.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| The Summit State School, The Summit | Government | Primary | 9.6 km | 15 | 967 |
| Thulimbah State School, Thulimbah | Government | Primary | 10.0 km | 21 | 904 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Maryland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12525/maryland/topic/education