45.1% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 45.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Richmond · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Richmond
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than a third of adults in North Richmond hold a Certificate III or IV, marking this as the most common highest qualification in the area. While many residents have trade or vocational skills, university degrees and Year 12 completions are far below the state and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 45.1% of people here completed Year 12, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Roughly 32.3% of residents stopped their schooling at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In North Richmond, the largest group is Year 12 at 47%, followed by Year 10 (34%) and Year 9 or below (12%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.8% of the population, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%. Higher qualifications include 18.3% with a bachelor degree and 6.5% with a postgraduate degree.
16.8% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 North Richmond, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 44%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 18.7%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.1%. Other common areas of study include society and culture, health, and education.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3 km, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is much lower than most areas. Government schools make up 80% of the sector, and 70% of the schools are primary institutions.
1.64
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% 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).
321
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
994
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving North Richmond
10 schools — 3,212 students, average ICSEA 994.
By sector: Government 8 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 2 · Combined 1
| Colo High School, North Richmond | Government | Secondary | 1.3 km | 807 | 1,001 |
| Richmond North Public School, North Richmond | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 309 | 984 |
| Kurmond Public School, Kurmond | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 125 | 982 |
| Kuyper Christian School, Kurrajong | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 201 | 1,032 |
| Richmond High School, Richmond | Government | Secondary | 4.4 km | 750 | 987 |
| Hobartville Public School, Hobartville | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 355 | 959 |
| Hawkesbury Independent School, Kurrajong | Independent | Primary | 5.3 km | 77 | 1,064 |
| Kurrajong Public School, Kurrajong | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 139 | 1,051 |
| Glossodia Public School, Glossodia | Government | Primary | 5.7 km | 184 | 954 |
| Grose View Public School, Grose Vale | Government | Primary | 6.1 km | 265 | 1,005 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Richmond [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13012/north-richmond/topic/education