43.8% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.8%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nattai · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Nattai
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A smaller number of people in Nattai have finished high school or university compared to the rest of the state. Only 43.8% of residents completed Year 12, and the typical resident is far more likely to hold a trade certificate than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and Australian figures, with only 43.8% of people finishing. About 31.3% of residents reached Year 10, while 18.8% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nattai, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 10 (30%) and Year 9 or below (18%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is less common here, with adults holding a bachelor degree or higher at 11.1%, which is far below the national figure. Instead, Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common, held by 47.6% of adults.
11.1% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
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 Nattai, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 61%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (21.4%), Management and Commerce (19.0%), and Architecture and Building (16.7%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Nattai has one government primary school within 3km. This school is smaller than those in most similar areas and has an average advantage score of 945, 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).
141
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
945
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Nattai
1 school — 141 students, average ICSEA 945.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Oakdale Public School, Oakdale | Government | Primary | 6.4 km | 141 | 945 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nattai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12924/nattai/topic/education