41.3% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 37.7%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Paterson
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Fewer people have finished high school in Paterson than in most other parts of the country. Only 41.3% of residents completed Year 12, which is far below the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales and national rates, with 35.4% of people instead reaching Year 10 as their highest level of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Paterson, the largest group is Year 12 at 44%, followed by Year 10 (38%) and Year 9 or below (11%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 17.1% of the population, which is well below the Australian average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 40.9%.
17.1% ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 Paterson, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 49%, followed by Bachelor degree (21%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (19%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Those with qualifications in Paterson often studied Engineering and related fields (21.3%) or Management and commerce (15.9%).
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are three primary schools within 3km, which is more than 70% of similar areas. These government-run schools are much smaller than most, with a typical size of 72 students.
5.03
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
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).
72
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Paterson
3 schools — 215 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 3
By type: Primary 3
| Paterson Public School, Paterson | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 104 | 1,027 |
| Martins Creek Public School, Martins Creek | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 5 | — |
| Vacy Public School, Vacy | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 106 | 946 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13170/paterson/topic/education