32.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
North Woodburn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in North Woodburn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far fewer people have finished high school in North Woodburn than in the rest of the country. Only 32.7% of residents completed Year 12, which is a gap of 26 percentage points compared to the national figure. This trend continues into higher education, where very few adults hold university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only about a third of residents finished Year 12, a result far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%. Another 32.7% of people reached Year 10, while 14.5% finished Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →North Woodburn splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (40%) and Year 10 (40%), with Year 9 or below at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are uncommon here, with only 8.5% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the 26.3% national average, while the most typical qualification is a Certificate III or IV at 32.2%.
8.5% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
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 Woodburn, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 53%; Bachelor degree is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 13.6%, followed by education at 10.2% and agriculture and environment at 8.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are two primary schools within 3 km, split evenly between government and Catholic providers. These schools are much smaller than most others in similar areas, with an average size of 90 students.
2
Higher than 62% 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).
90
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
951
Lower than 73% 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 Woodburn
2 schools — 180 students, average ICSEA 951.
By sector: Catholic 1 · Government 1
By type: Primary 2
| St Joseph's Primary School, Woodburn | Catholic | Primary | 1.7 km | 83 | 984 |
| Woodburn Public School, Woodburn | Government | Primary | 1.9 km | 97 | 922 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in North Woodburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13028/north-woodburn/topic/education