44.8% ▲ +76.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
McKellars Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in McKellars Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 40% of adults in McKellars Park hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. This is a community where higher education levels are much lower than the state and national figures, with far fewer residents completing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 44.8% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures. About 32.7% of the population stopped after Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In McKellars Park, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (35%) and Year 9 or below (13%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 12.9% of the population, a figure far below the 27.8% seen in New South Wales.
12.9% ▲ +127.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
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 McKellars Park, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields of study are engineering and related subjects at 22%, followed by management and commerce at 11%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are six schools within 3km, which is more than most similar areas. These schools are mostly government-run primary schools, though the average school advantage score is much lower than most areas.
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).
312
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
937
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving McKellars Park
6 schools — 1,873 students, average ICSEA 937.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 2
| Lithgow Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 324 | 919 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Primary | 1.6 km | 287 | 993 |
| Cooerwull Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 258 | 906 |
| Lithgow High School, Lithgow | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 654 | 918 |
| Zig Zag Public School, Lithgow | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 120 | 934 |
| La Salle Academy Lithgow, Lithgow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 230 | 980 |
Sources
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in McKellars Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12554/mckellars-park/topic/education