61.0% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pearces Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pearces Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Higher levels of learning shape daily life in Pearces Creek, where a third of adults hold a university degree. This creates a well-qualified community that is much more educated than most similar areas across the country.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
A strong focus on schooling is evident here, with 61.0% of residents completing Year 12. This is a little above the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Pearces Creek, Year 12 is the majority at 67%; Year 10 is next at 22%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The area is much more qualified than most, as 32.2% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%.
32.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Pearces Creek splits fairly evenly between Certificate III / IV (29%) and Bachelor degree (24%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are spread across several fields, with society and culture (18.3%) and education (17.5%) being the most common.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schooling is provided by two government primary schools within 3km. These are much smaller than most areas, with an average size of 46 students, though they have a much higher advantage score than most.
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).
46
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,060
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pearces Creek
2 schools — 92 students, average ICSEA 1,060.
By sector: Government 2
By type: Primary 2
| Eltham Public School, Eltham | Government | Primary | 3.5 km | 59 | 1,075 |
| Fernleigh Public School, Fernleigh | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 33 | 1,032 |
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pearces Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13181/pearces-creek/topic/education