60.7% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Megalong Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Megalong Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over a third of adults in Megalong Valley hold a bachelor degree or higher, marking it as a highly qualified area. This strong educational profile is reflected in the local schooling data and the high proportion of residents who finished Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 60.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is much higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Megalong Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 68%; Year 10 is next at 26%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 34.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
34.7% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 34.7%
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 Megalong Valley, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 15.9%, followed by society and culture at 11.0%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have an advantage score of 1,029, which is higher than most areas. There are 5 schools within 3 kilometres, which is more than about 75% of similar places.
43.48
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
5
Higher than 73% 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).
254
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,029
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Megalong Valley
5 schools — 1,270 students, average ICSEA 1,029.
By sector: Government 4 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 4 · Secondary 1
| Megalong Public School, Megalong Valley | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 3 | 1,046 |
| St Canice's Primary School, Katoomba | Catholic | Primary | 8.3 km | 67 | 1,020 |
| Katoomba Public School, Katoomba | Government | Primary | 8.5 km | 210 | 1,035 |
| Katoomba High School, Katoomba | Government | Secondary | 8.5 km | 862 | 1,034 |
| Katoomba North Public School, Katoomba | Government | Primary | 9.1 km | 128 | 986 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Megalong Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12567/megalong-valley/topic/education