51.9% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Palm Grove · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Palm Grove
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people hold high-level degrees in Palm Grove than in most similar areas. While just over half the population finished Year 12, about 33% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This makes the area well above the national figure for university qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 51.9% of residents completed Year 12, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. This is higher than most similar areas, though 21.5% of people stopped at Year 10.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Palm Grove, Year 12 is the majority at 60%; Year 10 is next at 25%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A typical adult here is more likely to be highly qualified, with 32.9% holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the 26.3% national average, with a further 20.3% holding a Certificate III or IV.
32.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 32.9%
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 Palm Grove, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 40%, followed by Certificate III / IV (25%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification for residents are architecture and building and health, both at 11.9%, followed by society and culture at 10.2%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is served by one government primary school. This school is much smaller than those in most other areas, with an average size of 56 students.
1
Lower than 57% 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).
56
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,034
Higher 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 Palm Grove
1 school — 56 students, average ICSEA 1,034.
By sector: Government 1
By type: Primary 1
| Somersby Public School, Gosford | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 56 | 1,034 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Palm Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13144/palm-grove/topic/education