33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Park · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Park
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in New Park, held by 36.1% of residents. This is a place where formal schooling levels are quite low, with only 33.3% of people finishing Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 33.3% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure of 58.8%. Instead, the most common highest school level reached is Year 10, at 37.7%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Park, the largest group is Year 10 at 44%, followed by Year 12 (39%) and Year 9 or below (17%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 13.3% of the population. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8% and is around the middle for similar areas.
13.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
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 New Park, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Advanced diploma / diploma (26%) and Bachelor degree (20%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in New Park are spread across several fields, led by Architecture and Building at 14.8%, followed by Education at 13.1% and Society and Culture at 11.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three schools within 3km, which is more than about 70% of similar areas. The average school size is around the middle for its level, though the average school advantage score is 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).
238
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
939
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving New Park
3 schools — 715 students, average ICSEA 939.
By sector: Government 2 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 2 · Secondary 1
| Kyogle High School, Kyogle | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 307 | 912 |
| Kyogle Public School, Kyogle | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 260 | 938 |
| St Brigid's Primary School, Kyogle | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 148 | 996 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12954/new-park/topic/education