71.6% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Memagong · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Memagong
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over 71% of people in Memagong have finished Year 12, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of school completion is a standout feature for the area, though fewer adults hold university degrees compared to the state average.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 71.6% of residents completed Year 12, a figure far above the 58.9% seen in New South Wales. This is among the highest levels of school completion for similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Memagong, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical resident is less likely to have a university degree than the national average, with 21.3% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
21.3% ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 Memagong, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (29%) and Certificate III / IV (24%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in the area are spread across several fields, led by management and commerce at 20.5%, followed by agriculture and environment at 15.4%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There is one government primary school in the area, which is much smaller than most schools with an average size of just 13 students.
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).
13
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
966
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Memagong
1 school — 13 students, average ICSEA 966.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Maimuru Public School, Maimuru | Government | Primary | 10.4 km | 13 | 966 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Memagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12576/memagong/topic/education