61.9% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
New Valley · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in New Valley
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate defines the educational landscape in New Valley, where 61.9% of residents finished Year 12. While most people have completed their secondary schooling, there is a stark gap in higher education compared to the rest of the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is much higher here than in most similar areas. At 61.9%, this is well above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In New Valley, Year 12 is the majority at 52%; Year 10 is next at 36%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
There is a significant lack of university degrees in the area. No adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Valley, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 100%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common field of qualification is Agriculture & environment at 25%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Access to local education is limited, as there are no schools within 3 km of the area.
0
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).
Sources
More for New Valley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in New Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12955/new-valley/topic/education