43.1% ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Myrtleville · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Myrtleville
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 41% of qualified adults in Myrtleville hold a Certificate III or IV, the most common qualification in the area. While the local level of higher education is above most similar areas, overall schooling and degree rates remain far below the New South Wales and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 43.1% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Roughly a quarter of the population left school at Year 10, and 11.1% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Myrtleville, the largest group is Year 12 at 45%, followed by Year 10 (26%) and Year 11 (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.8% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas, but still well below the national figure of 26.3%.
17.8% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
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 Myrtleville, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 58%; Bachelor degree is next at 34%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study include engineering at 15.1% and management and commerce at 13.2%. Other notable qualifications are in education, agriculture, and health.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school, which is among the smallest in the region with an average size of 11 students. Its average school advantage score is 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).
11
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
965
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 Myrtleville
1 school — 11 students, average ICSEA 965.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Taralga Public School, Taralga | Government | Primary | 8.3 km | 11 | 965 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Myrtleville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12893/myrtleville/topic/education