32.2% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nangus · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nangus
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Nangus have completed high school or university compared to most similar areas. Only 32.2% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This creates a local profile where most adults hold certificates or have left school before the final year.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales average at 32.2%. The most common highest year of schooling reached is Year 10, accounting for 36.8% of residents.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nangus, the largest group is Year 10 at 41%, followed by Year 12 (36%) and Year 9 or below (16%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are much lower than in most areas, with only 7.8% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Instead, Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 35.6%.
7.8% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
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 Nangus, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 22%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications held by residents are spread across several fields, with Engineering and related studies leading at 14.4%, followed by Agriculture and environment at 13.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area has 18.18 schools per 1,000 children, which is much higher than most areas. The only local school is a small government primary school with an average of 10 students.
18.18
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
10
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nangus
1 school — 10 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Nangus Public School, Nangus | Government | Primary | 5.9 km | 10 | 934 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nangus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12901/nangus/topic/education