47.2% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Medowie · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Medowie
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A gap of 12 percentage points separates Medowie from the national average in Year 12 completion. This area is less likely to have higher education qualifications than most of New South Wales, with a strong focus on trade and vocational certificates instead.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 47.2% of residents have finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. About 31.8% of the population listed Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Medowie, the largest group is Year 12 at 49%, followed by Year 10 (33%) and Year 9 or below (10%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.5% of the population, far below the national figure of 26.3%. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 44.8% of residents.
14.5% ▲ +41.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
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 Medowie, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Engineering and related fields are the most common area of study at 24.1%, followed by management and commerce at 18.8%. Health and society and culture each account for 10.9% of qualifications.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 1.59 schools per 1,000 children, which is much lower than most areas, though the four schools within 3km are much larger than typical. Half of the schools are government run.
1.59
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
588
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,012
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Medowie
4 schools — 2,350 students, average ICSEA 1,012.
By sector: Government 2 · Independent 1 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Combined 1 · Secondary 1
| Wirreanda Public School, Medowie | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 530 | 988 |
| Medowie Public School, Medowie | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 382 | 994 |
| Medowie Christian School, Medowie | Independent | Combined | 2.6 km | 554 | 1,038 |
| Catherine McAuley Catholic College, Medowie | Catholic | Secondary | 2.9 km | 884 | 1,019 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Medowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12564/medowie/topic/education