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Nethercote · Suburb / Locality

Education & Qualifications in Nethercote

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Nearly 40% of Nethercote residents finished Year 10 as their highest level of schooling. This is a place where few people hold university degrees, with far fewer residents completing Year 12 than in the rest of the state.

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📍 Nethercote, Suburb / Locality

Where Nethercote sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.2% ▲ +50.9%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nethercote — lower than 52% of areas.

Nethercote14.2%
2549, NSW 17.6%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 39.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. The most common highest year of school completed is Year 10 at 39.8%.

Completed Year 12

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39.1% ▲ +16.5%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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Nethercote splits fairly evenly between Year 10 (40%) and Year 12 (39%), with Year 9 or below at 12%.

Year 10 39.8% Year 12 39.1% Year 9 or below 11.7% Year 11 8.6%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 14.2% of the population, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. Most qualified adults hold a Certificate III or IV.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.2% ▲ +50.9%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Nethercote, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 54%; Bachelor degree is next at 25%.

Certificate III / IV 43.8% Bachelor degree 20.1% Advanced diploma / diploma 13.0% Postgraduate degree 3.0% Certificate I / II 1.8%

Field of study

What people studied.

Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are Engineering and related subjects at 20.1%, followed by Society and Culture at 13.6%.

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 kilometres of the area, making it smaller for education access than about 59% of similar areas.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% 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).

Schools in and around Nethercote — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Nethercote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12941/nethercote/topic/education