33.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Pelton · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Pelton
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Just 33.3% of people in Pelton finished Year 12, a figure far below the state and national averages. This reflects a pattern of lower formal schooling and qualifications across the area. Most adults here hold a trade certificate rather than a university degree.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is far below the New South Wales figure of 58.9%, sitting at only 33.3%. An equal number of residents reached Year 10 as their highest point of schooling.
Highest year of school
View on map →Pelton splits fairly evenly between Year 12 (38%) and Year 10 (38%), with Year 9 or below at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Only 4.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Instead, more than half of the community hold a Certificate III or IV.
4.5% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
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 Pelton, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 72%; Advanced diploma / diploma is next at 19%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Among those with qualifications, the most common fields are engineering and related studies at 23.8%, followed by management and commerce at 19%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are four government primary schools within 3km, though the average school size is lower than most areas. The average school advantage score is also much lower than in similar areas.
4
Higher than 71% 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).
166
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
913
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Pelton
4 schools — 662 students, average ICSEA 913.
By sector: Government 4
By type: Primary 4
| Bellbird Public School, Bellbird | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 355 | 907 |
| Paxton Public School, Paxton | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 80 | 926 |
| Ellalong Public School, Ellalong | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 114 | 903 |
| Kitchener Public School, Kitchener | Government | Primary | 5.1 km | 113 | 930 |
Sources
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Pelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13190/pelton/topic/education