27.0% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mathoura · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mathoura
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer residents hold high-level degrees than in most similar areas, making Mathoura a place where formal schooling levels are quite low. Only 27% of people have finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend is reflected in the low number of adults with university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 27% of people have completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. In fact, 22% of residents left school in Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →Mathoura splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (31%) and Year 10 (28%), with Year 9 or below at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up just 7.3% of the population, far below the Australian average of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 43.5% of residents.
7.3% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 7.3%
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 Mathoura, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 63%; Bachelor degree is next at 15%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related services at 14.3%, followed by Society and culture at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Mathoura has more schools per 1,000 children than most areas, though the typical school is much smaller than usual with only 52 students. All local schools are government-run primary schools.
6.06
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
52
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
943
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mathoura
1 school — 52 students, average ICSEA 943.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Mathoura Public School, Mathoura | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 52 | 943 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mathoura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12532/mathoura/topic/education