20.5% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Neath · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Neath
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people in Neath have finished high school compared to the rest of the country. Only 20.5% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. This trend extends to higher education, with very few adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 20.5% of people finished Year 12, a rate far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10, at 39.4%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Neath, the largest group is Year 10 at 42%, followed by Year 9 or below (28%) and Year 12 (22%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Just 2.4% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Most qualified residents hold a Certificate III or IV.
2.4% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Neath, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 66%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering (22.7%) and Management and Commerce (14.4%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. However, the average school size and school advantage score are both much lower than most areas.
3
Higher than 67% 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).
198
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
903
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Neath
3 schools — 594 students, average ICSEA 903.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 3
| Abermain Public School, Abermain | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 257 | 917 |
| Holy Spirit Infants School, Abermain | Catholic | Primary | 2.9 km | 122 | 991 |
| Cessnock East Public School, Cessnock | Government | Primary | 4.3 km | 215 | 835 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Neath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12926/neath/topic/education