25.6% ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myrtle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Only 25.6% of people in Myrtle Creek have completed Year 12, which is far below the national and state figures. This lack of senior schooling is mirrored in the low number of university degrees. It is a community where most adults have a trade qualification rather than a degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Completion rates for Year 12 are among the lowest of similar areas, sitting 33 percentage points below the New South Wales and Australian figures. The most common highest level of schooling is Year 10, which 30.2% of residents reached.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myrtle Creek, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 12 (35%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 4.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure far below the 26.3% seen across Australia. Instead, many people hold vocational certificates, with 38.8% having a Certificate III or IV.
4.7% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 Myrtle Creek, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 59%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 28%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related services at 20.4%, followed by management and commerce at 16.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is much smaller than most with an average size of just 17 students. This school has an advantage score of 896, which is much lower than most areas.
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).
17
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
896
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Myrtle Creek
1 school — 17 students, average ICSEA 896.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Rappville Public School, Rappville | Government | Primary | 10.3 km | 17 | 896 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myrtle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12890/myrtle-creek/topic/education